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18 David Kammarman enters his seventh season with the Galaxy as the club's Director of Soccer Operations. Hired in February 2009, Kammarman works closely with Bruce Arena and the Galaxy coaching staff in the areas of player personnel, scouting, evaluation, agent and MLS communication and CBA compliance, as well as acting as a liaison between the front office and the coaching staff. Kammarman joined the Galaxy following an extensive career in soccer in the United States where he worked with three other MLS clubs, the Chicago Fire, D.C. United, and the MetroStars (now New York Red Bulls) as well as with ESPN on their broadcasts of MLS and U.S. National Team games, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. A native of Laurel, Md. Kammarman played four years of college soccer at University of Delaware before joining the Delaware Wizards of the United Soccer League. In 1996, Kammarman joined D.C. United where he ser ved a variety of functions, first in media relations and assisting on the equipment staff under then-United head coach Bruce Arena. Kammarman spent three seasons with United when the club won two MLS Cup titles before joining the Chicago Fire and former United assistant coach Bob Bradley in 1999. From 1999-2002, Kammarman was the Fire's equipment manager as the club won the 2000 U.S. Open Cup and reached the 2000 MLS Cup Final. Kammarman reunited with Bradley in 2003, moving to the MetroStars, first as the clubs equipment manager before being promoted to the technical staff as an assistant coach and Manager of Soccer Operations prior to the start of the 2004 season. He remained in that role until August 2005 and joined ESPN in 2006. With ESPN, Kammarman spent five weeks in Germany and was responsible for research and scouting for the lead broadcast team, working on 20 matches including the Opening Game and World Cup Final in Berlin. He continued that role for all Major League Soccer and U.S. National Team games for in 2007. After working with the Galaxy for over 10 years from 1996-2008, Pierra, the first trainer in Galaxy history, returned to the club as the Sports Science Department Director in September of 2014 after working for U.S. Soccer Federation. The veteran sports science professional is one of only two athletic trainers in Galaxy history, replacing Armando Rivas who accepted a position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. In the Galaxy's inaugural season in 1996, Pierra began his initial stint with the Galaxy, where he worked as the athletic trainer for over 10 years before accepting a full-time position as Head Athletic Trainer for the U.S. Men's National Team in 2008. Prior to then, he had freelanced on the U.S. Soccer Federation staff, including time working with then head coach Bruce Arena. In all, Pierra has worked in four FIFA World Cup tournaments (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014) with the U.S. Soccer Federation, ser ving as the Head Athletic Trainer in 2010 and 2014 under head coaches Bob Bradley and Jurgen Klinsmann. Pierra began his professional career in in 1993 after he started working as an athletic trainer for the soccer team Los Angeles Salsa in the American Professional Soccer League. He attended Cal State-Fullerton University from 1990-1993, where he earned a degree in physical education before receiving his Masters of Science in kinesiology in 1999. Using sports science and medicine programs, Pierra is responsible for monitoring all aspects of player health and fitness for the LA Galaxy, LA Galaxy II and LA Galaxy Academy. DAVID KAMMARMAN - OPERATIONS IVAN PIERRA - DIRECTOR OF SPORTS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OF SOCCER