foundation, the Jose Luis Burciaga Jr. Foundation. Burciaga Jr.'s foundation focuses on the positive impact of sports and the ideals of teamwork, discipline, and respect in the developing of young minds. The foundation promotes youth involvement in sports, education, community service, and cultural awareness. Top 50 MLS Moment #29. Bomb Drop: 2004 In 132 games played in MLS, Burciaga scored 14 times. But not many of his blasts were more impressive, and certainly none came on a bigger stage, than his goal in the 2004 MLS Cup against D.C. United at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. "He can crush a ball," said former Kansas City teammate Jimmy Conrad. "He can crush it, and even if it skips a few times, you know it's going in." "That was the first goal scored on me in MLS Cup, so I took it pretty hard," recalled Nick Rimando, now manning the nets for Real Salt Lake. "Ryan Nelsen was right there, and it went by him, and that's why I reacted a bit slow to it. If I’d seen it, I would’ve probably reacted a little earlier. But [Burciaga] hit it well and I reacted slow, and it cost us a goal. It was kind of a shock." References External links Whatever Happened To: Jose Burciaga 1981 births Living people American soccer players Sporting Kansas City players MLS Pro-40 players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Colorado Rapids players Atlanta Silverbacks players People from Duncanville, Texas A-League (1995–2004) players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Sporting Kansas City draft picks Association football defenders People from Oak Cliff, Texas Soccer players from Dallas Dallas Sidekicks (PASL/MASL) players