“I was sitting on the bench. I envisioned the game that way. I was ready to step onto the field. I knew I was going to score. There was no doubt in my mind I was going to score and do everything. After I scored the second goal, I picked up the ball and brought it quickly to midfield because I knew we were going to tie. Sometimes it happens. You think that you are going to give a big impact to the game. I felt it that day.”
Savarese played collegiate soccer at Long Island University. The Caracas, Venezuela, native then played on a Long Island Rough Rider team that won the 1995 United States International Soccer League championship. Savarese also played with the MetroStars in the inaugural 1996 season of Major League Soccer, and Savarese netted the first eight goals in club history (not including a Tampa Bay Mutiny own goal). He tallied 44 goals and 101 points in only three years with the MetroStars.
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The fan favorite Savarese was traded to the New England Revolution in 1999, scoring ten goals for his new team. He then signed with the Italian club Perugia in 2000 and finished out that season with Serie C1 club Viterbese. He returned to the MLS to play with the San Jose Earthquakes that year before signing with Welsh club Swansea City, knocking in 13 goals for the England Football League Second Division team.
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