Anthony Farace is a retired U.S. soccer player who spent his career with Southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

 based teams in the Major Indoor Soccer League

Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)

The Major Indoor Soccer League was the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league was a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL had replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. According to MISL.net, the league has ceased operations as of May 31, 2008...

 and USL A-League.

Farace may have begun his professional career in 1996 with the Anaheim Splash

Anaheim Splash

The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, California and renamed it the Anaheim Splash...

 of the Continental Indoor Soccer League

Continental Indoor Soccer League

The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...

, but records do not currently show how long he was with the team. In 1998, he signed with the San Diego Flash

San Diego Flash

San Diego Flash is an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 when it made its debut in the Southwest Flight of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer...

 of the USL A-League. However, he lost the entire season with a knee injury. The San Jose Clash selected Farace in the third round (twenty-seventh overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft

1999 MLS Supplemental Draft

The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:...

. The Clash waived him on April 1, 1999. He returned to the Flash and played 23 games during the 1999 season. On November 10, 1999, the Flash sent Farace, Michael N’Doumbe, and the team’s first and second round draft picks to the Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders (USL)

Seattle Sounders was an American professional soccer team founded in 1994 as a member of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1997, the team became a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid, until 2008, after which the majority of the team's...

 in exchange for Mark Baena

Mark Baena

Mark Baena is a retired American soccer player. Baena is the highest goalscorer in the history of USL First Division, where he amassed eighty-six goals...

. On April 12, 2000, the Sounders sent Farace to the Orange County Waves

Orange County Waves

Orange County Waves may refer to two football teams:* Orange County Blue Star , a team currently playing in the USL PDL that was known as "Orange County Waves" and "Orange County Zodiac" when they played in the USL A-League...

 for cash after he refused to play for the Sounders. He began the season with the Wave, but was traded to the Flash during the season. In 2001, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the World Indoor Soccer League

World Indoor Soccer League

The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...

. The WISL played a summer indoor season, but folded at the end of the season. In the fall of 2002, the Sockers moved to the new Major Indoor Soccer League. The Monterrey Fury

Monterrey Fury

The Monterrey Fury were a Mexican team playing in a United States based soccer league. The team was awarded a Major Indoor Soccer League expansion franchise for the 2003-2004 season...

 selected Farace in the eighth round of the 2003 MISL Expansion Draft. On July 29, 2003, he returned to the Sockers when the team sent a second round draft pick to the Fury in exchange for Farace. In January 2004, he was forced to sit out the remainder of the season following reconstructive surgery on his left knee. In September, he re-injured the knee and retired. Despite this, the Milwaukee Wave

Milwaukee Wave

The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1984 they are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in North Americaand a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League....

 still selected Farace in the January 2005 MISL Dispersal Draft, but he did not sign with the team.

He coaches the Science Hill High School

Science Hill High School

Science Hill High School is a high school in Johnson City, Tennessee with an enrollment of approximately 2600 students. The school is split over three campuses: 9-12 Campus, Technical Center Campus, & Alternative School Campus. The school also shares space with Freedom Hall Civic Center...

girls soccer team.