San Jose's Steven Beitashour underwent sports hernia surgery on Thursday.
San Jose's early season squad took a hit today as the team announced that defender Steven Beitashour will miss 4-6 weeks following sports hernia surgery on Thursday. This has him missing the Earthquakes season opening fixture on March third against Real Salt Lake.
According to the Quakes, Beitashour had surgery in November to repair the sports hernia, but he suffered complications during the US Men's National Team Training Camp in January, which forced him to leave early. The surgery today cleaned up some scar tissue and repaired a nerve.
Last year Beitashour started 33 games for the Quakes and was selected to the MLS All Star Team. He is expected to be replaced by former Chicago and Toronto FC man Dan Gargan, who the Quakes brought in the offseason. Gargan is certainly capable of holding his own at right back, but this could be significant for the Quakes. Not only was Beitashour solid at the back, but he dished out six assists in contributing to the Quakes banner offensive campaign.
In other Quakes news, the defending Supporters Shield winners resigned Ramiro Corrales and also picked up Mike Fuctio. Corrales is the only player still active from the inaugural MLS season, while Fucito has bounced from team to team the last couple of years.
Click here for the official Quakes story on Beitashour.
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