German star seeks to revitalize career, fix Quakes’ scoring woes

The San Jose Earthquakes needed to replace their top offensive players. Timo Werner’s once-promising career had stalled.

So when Quakes sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena spent two days in Germany detailing his vision for the team and the role he saw for the 29-year-old German international, it was an easy sell.

“His career, the things he achieved with other teams, with the national team, and what he wanted to do with the Earthquakes was more than enough to convince me...