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7 - Luiz Yamashita Position: Forward
Class: Freshman
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 178 lbs.
High School: Felix Varela Senior H.S.
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
 
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Skilled forward with great work ethic who will add to Tech’s offensive attack in 2008.

Club: FC Kendall of Miami.

High School: Four-year member at Varela High School ... Back-to-back state championships during his junior and senior seasons ... Dade County Player of the Year as a senior ... Tallied 31 goals and dished out 10 assists as a junior ... Dade County Honorable Mention selection during his freshman season ... Two-time first-team all-county and team most valuable player during his final two years.

Personal: Born November 22, 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... Son of Luiz Massao Yamashita and Enaildes Yamashita ... Majoring in aerospace engineering.

Year GP-GS Shots Goals Assists Points
2008 18-11 18 2 3 7