Manuel Hernandez (soccer) the top collegiate player of the year. Following college, Hernandez spent several years with San Francisco semi-pro teams. In 1974, the North American Soccer League (NASL) established a franchise in San Jose, naming it the San Jose Earthquakes. The Earthquakes signed Hernandez. He spent three season with the ‘Quakes, 1974-1976. In 1979, he signed with the Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he moved to the San Francisco Fog. In 1970, Hernandez represented the united States Olympic Team at the Pan-American games, Hernandez scored two goals against Bermuda which allow them to go into the
Australia national soccer team The nickname represents a cultural propensity for the use of colloquialisms in the country. It also represents the Australian English use of the sport's name. The name itself is similar to most other Australian national representative sporting team nicknames; used informally when referring to the team, in the media or in conversation. Similarly, the name is derived from a well-known symbol of Australia, in this case the kangaroo. The words "soccer" and "kangaroo" are combined into a portmanteau word as "soccer-roo"; such as "Olyroos" for the Australia Olympic soccer team. Australia's long time rivals are trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand. The