José Luis Burciaga Jr. (born November 16, 1981, in Oak Cliff, Texas) is an American retired soccer player who is currently the General Manager of Keene FC.
Instead of attending college, Burciaga opted to turn professional after finishing high school, signing a Project-40 contract with MLS.
Burciaga tore his left knee's ACL in preseason and missed the entire 2002 season rehabbing the injury.
2006 was Burciaga's breakout year, as he scored 8 goals and 8 assists, several of them spectacular, in earning MLS Best XI honors for the first time and team MVP.
Burciaga was traded by the Kansas City Wizards to league rivals Colorado Rapids on January 16, 2008, in return for a 2009 second round 2009 MLS SuperDraft pick.
The partnership will see the Wolves North American Academy hosting a series of Elite Player ID events with Wizards FC.
Burciaga Jr.'s foundation focuses on the positive impact of sports and the ideals of teamwork, discipline, and respect in the developing of young minds.
But not many of his blasts were more impressive, and certainly none came on a bigger stage, than his goal in the 2004 MLS Cup against D.C. United at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
"That was the first goal scored on me in MLS Cup, so I took it pretty hard," recalled Nick Rimando, now manning the nets for Real Salt Lake.