With MLS Rivalry Week on the horizon, Dynamo fans can once again get excited about another #TexasDerby with FC Dallas. Although the rivalry has diminished in recent years with Houston's move to the Eastern Conference in 2011, Sunday's match is one that fans and players have marked on their calendars since the schedule was released in January.
So with that said, we take a look at the seven players who have seen both sides of the rivalry, having doned both the Dynamo orange and the hoops of Dallas during their playing careers.
Brad Davis
OK, so he played for the Dallas Burn before the Earthquakes picked up and moved to Houston, but the Dynamo's all-time leader in games played, games started and assists has been a pivotal member of the rivalry over the past seven years. Davis played 55 MLS games for Dallas and tallied eight goals and seven assists before heading to San Jose and eventually Houston.
With the Dynamo, Davis has won two MLS Cup titles and has played in 241 games in all competitions with 88 career assists. Davis has also been a menace against his former club, tallying five regular season assists as well as the final goal of Houston's 4-1 playoff victory over Dallas on Nov. 2, 2007.
Richard Mulrooney
Few players can match Mulrooney when it comes to consistency in MLS. The veteran mifielder, with 285 regular season games to his name, spent two seasons with Dallas and four with the Dynamo during his 12-year career. During his stints with the Earthquakes and Dynamo, Mulrooney was a force against Dallas, tallying one goal and nine assists
Adrian Serioux
The Canadian defender turned broadcaster makes history as the only player to have played for Houston, gone to Dallas and then come back to Houston. After helping the Dynamo to the MLS Cup in 2006, Serioux was selected by Toronto FC in the MLS expansion draft and quickly traded to FC Dallas. The 6-foot defender spent two years on the Dallas back line before heading back to Toronto and making his way back to Houston for his final season in MLS.
Ronald Cerritos
Along with Davis, Cerritos is one of the most accomplished players to don both uniforms after he finished his MLS career with 71 goals and 57 assists. The Salvadoran striker spent 2002 and 2003 with the Dallas Burn, tallying seven goals and seven assists before finishing his MLS career with the Dynamo in 2006. Cerritos lasted only half a season in orange before he was released in August 2006.
Dominic Oduro
Without a doubt the fastest man on this list, the Ghanaian speedster broke into MLS up I-45, playing 70 MLS games over three seasons with FC Dallas. After a brief stint with the New York Red Bulls, Oduro found his way to Houston and spent two season (plus one game) in orange. With seven goals and 12 assists in 44 regular season games in Houston, Oduro was a critical member of the Dynamo squad that advanced to the 2009 Western Conference Championship.
Je-Vaughn Watson
Watson gets the honor of being the only player in history to be involved in a trade between the Dynamo and FC Dallas. The Jamaican international played more than 40 games in Houston before the Dynamo traded the midfielder to Dallas prior to the 2013 season. Watson's role in the battle for El Capitan is TBD.
Abe Thompson
Can you really include a player who only appeared once for Houston? Sure you can. Thompson spent four seasons in Dallas before a mid-season trade in 2008 brought him to Kansas City. After 16 games in Kansas City, Thompson was sent to the Dynamo in exchange for striker Kei Kamara. Thompson makes history as the only player on this list to score for Dallas against the Dynamo, tallying one goal and one assist in seven career games.
