Jaime first started playing sports when he was six-year-old. His soccer career began when he was ten years old where he played in AYSO for South Pasadena. He has never played any other position as serious as that of goalkeeper. His father used to play in the goal for the second team of the Chivas de Guadalajara. It was also the only position he knew!
The four years that Jaime played there, he made the "all-stars" every year and at the age of 14, he left to play for AGSS and made the U-16 team. Playing two years 'up', it gave him excellent experience and great competition. After a little more than a year, he was moved up to the U-18 team and eventually on to the U-19's. He traveled with his team to the Dallas Cup - one of the premier youth soccer tournaments in America - for three straight years and played against some great teams from Mexico as well as Europe.
At the age of 18, he traveled to Mexico for a tryout with Club Atlas and was invited to stay with the club but could not commit because he was graduating from high school later that year. He returned that summer and was given a chance with "Chivas" but was not offered a stay.
He returned home and immediately left for Holland. In his two-week stay there, he had the 'experience of a lifetime'. Playing in some great tournaments, he got the chance to compete against some of the top youth teams from clubs like Brugge and Hent of Belgium, Leeds United of England and Heerenveen of Holland.
When asked about his 'most memorable moments in soccer', Jaime relates the story of when he played in the Rose Bowl in a friendly with the LA Galaxy. "I was fortunate enough to receive a rocket from Mexican great Carlos Hermosillo, but I still don't remember seeing in its route past me!"
Jaime also trained at the Arco Olympic Training Center for a friendly with the U.S. Under 23 Olympic Team. While there, he was fortunate enough to be trained by the national team goalkeeper trainers from the U.S. as well as Korea. Jaime has won three championships playing soccer, all at the U-19 level. He has won the Nomads Coaches Classic, allowing only one goal the entire time there, and has won the CYSA-S State Championship two years in a row, only to lose both times in the semi's at the Regionals.
Jaime wishes to continue pursuing his dreams of a soccer career. In doing so, he plans to prepare for one last shot at the professional level in the Mexican Leagues and if all goes well, he will be offered a chance to experience his dream that he has so longed for. If not he will return to finish his studies at Cal State Northridge, where he is currently in his second year. In addition to the years while playing soccer, Jaime earned his first degree Black-belt in martial arts at the young age of only 14.
