Roy Lassiter - Soccer

Lassiter currently holds Major League Soccer's record for goals scored in a season, with 27 in 1996. Lassiter was called up to the U.S. national team in January 1992. He earned his first cap as a substitute for Eric Wynalda in a 1-0 loss to the Commonwealth of Independent States which briefly succeeded the Soviet Union. He played the 1993-1994 season in Costa Rica. In 1995, Lassiter was named Foreign Player of the Year, his last season with LD Alajuelense. That year he also earned his second cap with the national team. Two months later, he played a third time for the national team; Lassiter scored the game winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Saudi Arabia.

Lassiter's career continued to rise; he earned his first start for the national team in December 1996 and became a regular for much of 1997. Additionally, Major League Soccer (MLS) signed Lassiter in 1996. Lassiter played with the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Immediately clicking with midfield general Carlos Valderrama, Lassiter rode the Colombian's passes to the top of the league's scoring charts with 27 goals in 1996, a record that still stands. He added four assists for 58 points to become the league's first scoring leader. The Mutiny loaned Lassiter to Serie B team Genoa C.F.C. of Italy in October 1996 after his stellar first season in MLS.

He holds a USSF "A" and Youth National License and has been a Director of Coaching in the Austin area for 5 years. He is also on the South Texas Region III Staff for ODP (Olympic Development Program).