Scott Vermillion

Scott Vermillion (December 23, 1976 – December 25, 2020) was an American professional soccer player from Olathe, Kansas who played for the Kansas City Wizards and Colorado Rapids.[1][2][3] He entered the league in 1998 as a member of Generation Adidas, then known as Project 40. He was a Third Team All American in his junior year at the University of Virginia before joining Project 40.[4] In his final season at UVA the team finished as runner up to UCLA in the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

Scott Vermillion
Personal information
Date of birth December 23, 1976
Place of birth Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death December 25, 2020 (aged 44)
Place of death Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
– Olathe Soccer Club
– Olathe East High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Kansas City Wizards 22 (1)
1999–2001 Colorado Rapids 28 (2)
2001 D.C. United 12 (0)
National team
1992–1993 United States U17
1996 United States U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He died on December 25, 2020, at the age of 44.[5]

References
  1. "Scott Vermillion".
  2. "Statistics". Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. "Scott Vermillion". KC Legends. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. "MLS: Four More players join Project 40".
  5. "Sporting offers condolences on passing of Scott Vermillion". Sporting Kansas City. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.


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