Player profile

Date of Birth: 14 July 1971
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 6'
Weight: 12.12

Signed on Friday 13th October 2000 from MLS club San Jose Earthquakes.

On January 20, 1999, the Revolution swapped goal scoring aces with the Metros, acquiring Venezuelan striker Giovanni Savarese from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for forward Raul Diaz Arce...Savarese is perhaps the best MLS-produced and discovered star...He combines an exceptional work rate with uncanny offensive instincts any time he is in the penalty area...He led the Metros in scoring in each of the last three seasons, and enters 1999 as the third leading goal scorer in MLS history with 41... Formerly a stand-out for the Long Island Rough Riders of the A-League, Savarese was selected in the ninth round of the 1996 MLS inaugural draft...He has made 10 appearances for the Venezuelan National Team, scoring his first international goal against Argentina in a World Cup Qualifier in 1996...He was the MVP of the USISL in 1995, the year he led the Roughriders to the USISL Championships with 23 goals and 11 assists in the regular season and 10 goals in the playoffs...During this past off season, Savarese scored three goals in five games, including two game winners, to lead Union Atletico Tachira to the 1998 Venezuelan Championship...Speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.