Coach Castro says…
Ross comes from a historically strong soccer program at Sandburg High School in the Chicago land area. He plays with a tactically strong sense of direction and excellent confidence on the ball. Ross is an extremely versatile and athletic player who brings great heart and competitiveness to our program. He can play in a central midfielder role or potentially an outside back position as well.

An added bonus is that Ross does not hesitate to shoot from distance and has the ability to put the ball in the back of the net. Ross is intrinsically motivated to take his game to the next level and has the ability to motivate his teammates around him to do the same. Each year we bring in impact players who help us continue in our upward progression to national prominence and Ross certainly continues in that tradition.

Prep/Personal
Three year varsity player at Carl Sandburg High School coached by Jack Ferraro…Sandburg Team Captain ‘07…All SWSC conference ’07, ’06…All Sectional IHSSCA ’07…All Area Team The Star and Daily Southtown Newspaper ’07…All Area Team Chicago Fire/Southtown ’07…Star Newspaper Top 30 Player ’07…Sandburg Varsity Offensive Player of the Year ’07…Captain of club team Orland Park Fire till ’06…Schwan’s USA Cup champions ’06…Captain of club team Chicago FC ’07…Illinois State Scholar…born August 24, 1990…son of Rob and Kathy Tanzer…plans to study mathematics/education major.