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Andres Arango

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Andres Arango
Arango in 2009
Personal information
Full name Andrés Arango
Date of birth (1983-04-23) April 23, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001 Humber Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 York Region Shooters
2003 Montreal Impact 2 (0)
2004–2006 Toronto Lynx 69 (1)
2007 Montreal Impact 21 (0)
2008–2009 Minnesota Thunder 37 (0)
2010 NSC Minnesota Stars 28 (1)
2011–2013 Tampa Bay Rowdies[1] 41 (2)
International career‡
2002–2003 Canada U20 17 (0)
2002–2003 Canada U23 3 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Rowdies U23
2022– Florida Premier FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 17, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 13, 2018

Andres Arango (born April 23, 1983) is a former soccer player who played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the North American Soccer League. Arango is currently a coach with Florida Premier FC in the United Premier Soccer League. Born in Colombia, he represented Canada at youth level as a player.

Club career

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Youth and College

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Arango moved from his native Colombia to Canada with his parents as a young child.[2][3] He played college soccer for Humber College where he won the Provincial and National Championship and was voted MVP of the national tournament.[2][4]

Early career

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Arango began his career in 2002 with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[5][6] In 2003, he signed with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League.[7][8] After failing to break into the starting lineup he was traded in the off-season to league rivals the Toronto Lynx in exchange for veteran defender Mauricio Vincello.[9][10]

The trade to Toronto provided Arango with more playing time opportunities as he played in 22 games throughout the season. He recorded his first goal for Toronto on July 18, 2004, versus Calgary Mustangs.[11] He re-signed with Toronto for the 2005 season.[12] At the conclusion of the season, he was named the club's Defensive Player of the Year.[13][14] In 2006, he returned to Toronto for the third and final season with the club.[15] During the 2006 season, he was named Toronto Lynx Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year.[16][14] He also played in the 2006 Open Canada Cup final where Toronto finished as runners up to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[17]

Montreal Impact

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After the relegation of Toronto to the Premier Development League in 2007, he returned to his former club the Montreal Impact on a two-year deal.[18][14] Originally Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer expressed interest in Arango but instead chose Montreal as his final decision.[19] In the initial stages of the season, he assisted Montreal in achieving an eight-game undefeated streak.[20] Throughout the season he aided Montreal in successfully winning the 2007 Voyageurs Cup.[21]

United States

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In 2008, he played abroad in the United States as league rivals Minnesota Thunder signed him along with former Impact teammate Frederico Moojen.[22][23] He re-signed with Minnesota for the 2009 season.[24] In 2010, the Minnesota Thunder folded and was succeeded by NSC Minnesota Stars where he was granted a contract on February 25, 2010.[25][26] In his debut season with Minnesota, he served as the team captain.[27] After a single season with Minnesota Stars, he had his contract terminated in early 2011.[28]

Arango signed a two-year contract with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League in 2011.[29][30] He made his debut for Tampa on April 23, 2011, against former club Montreal Impact.[31] In 2012, he assisted Tampa Bay in winning the NASL Championship after defeating Minnesota Stars in a two-game series.[32] He re-signed with Tampa Bay for the 2013 season.[33][34] Following the 2013 NASL season, Arango announced his retirement on March 1, 2014.

International career

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Arango also featured for the Canadian U20 team that made it to the quarter-finals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[35] He played in the quarterfinal match where Spain eliminated Canada from the tournament.[36]

Managerial career

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In January 2020, Arango was announced as the head coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 USL League Two side.[37] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was canceled and the team was replaced by Tampa Bay United SC.[38]

Honours

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Tampa Bay Rowdies

References

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  1. ^ Formerly known as FC Tampa Bay through 2011.
  2. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-26). "RedNation Interview Series: Andres Arango". RedNation Online. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  3. ^ Desormeau, Gerry (July 6, 2001). "Young soccer players learning from former World Cup player". North Bay Nugget. pp. C1.
  4. ^ Briggs, Scott (November 6, 2013). "Seawolves set to square off with Ontario champs". Saint John Telegraph-Journal. pp. B8.
  5. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-01-20. Archived from the original on 2003-01-20. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  6. ^ Hickey, Pat (April 25, 2003). "Impact faces tough challenge in opener". Montreal Gazette. pp. C3.
  7. ^ Phillips, Randy (March 11, 2003). "Impact will hold line on prices". Montreal Gazette. pp. C7.
  8. ^ Phillips, Randy (April 1, 2003). "Rookie shows strong side". Montreal Gazette. pp. C6.
  9. ^ "Argentinean defender Mauricio Vincello joins Impact in return for Andres Arango". CF Montréal. February 25, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Clarkson, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Wilde season is in store for Lynx; New coach says young team will be entertaining $5 million in debt and still hanging in with A- League". Toronto Star. pp. C9.
  11. ^ "Lynx Top Mustangs - Gerba delivers in OT". uslfans.com. July 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (August 13, 2005). "Coach finds right combo". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 29.
  13. ^ Glover, Robin. "September 5, 2005 USL Toronto Lynx vs Minnesota Thunder (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  14. ^ a b c Hickey, Mike (March 5, 2007). "Impact sign Brazilian scorer: Montreal games to be shown on Internet". Montreal Gazette. p. 14.
  15. ^ Winer, David (April 27, 2006). "Soccer Lynx still alive and kicking". Mississauga News.
  16. ^ "Lynx Close 10th Season on High Note". lynxsoccer.com. September 12, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  18. ^ Phillips, Randy (April 21, 2007). "USL title or bust for Impact; 'We've built a franchise with high expectations,' captain Biello says". Montreal Gazette. pp. D1.
  19. ^ "Impact hopes to remain Canada's best". Alberni Valley Times. March 2, 2007. pp. B2.
  20. ^ Meagher, John (June 9, 2007). "Goalless Impact's unbeaten streak over; Timbers 1, Impact 0; Penalty kick decider". Montreal Gazette. pp. C1.
  21. ^ Hickey, Mike (December 10, 2007). "Impact re-sign MVP Di Lorenzo; Has shown 'great qualities'". The Record. p. 13.
  22. ^ Thunder add pair from Montreal Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Weber, Marc (April 25, 2008). "Arze kicks off season strong; Alumnus formed early skills with legendary club". The Province. pp. A53.
  24. ^ "Season Preview". Vancouver Sun. April 10, 2009. pp. F5.
  25. ^ "National Sports Center News/Information". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  26. ^ Weber, Marc (April 12, 2010). "Caps have fun going to attack; After listless 1st half, Vancouver peppers Minnesota backup in final 45". The Province. pp. A33.
  27. ^ Manganello, Mike (July 24, 2011). "Unbeaten run ends at four matches". Tampa Tribune. p. 38.
  28. ^ "Soccer - North American Soccer League". Burlington Free Press. February 22, 2011. p. 8.
  29. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Continues Player Spree". 21 February 2011.
  30. ^ Manganello, Mike (April 9, 2011). "It's a whole new season". Tampa Tribune. p. 26.
  31. ^ Manganello, Michael (April 24, 2011). "FC Tampa Bay plays to 0-0 tie". Tampa Tribune. p. 27.
  32. ^ Burns, Bryan (October 31, 2012). "It feels like 1975 all over again". Tampa Bay Times. pp. T51.
  33. ^ Boyle, Chris (March 10, 2013). "O'Connor's drought ends". Orlando Sentinel. pp. C9.
  34. ^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Andres Arango". OurSports Central. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  35. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  36. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 13, 2004). "Canada falls to Spain on golden goal". The Globe and Mail. pp. S4.
  37. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add U23 Team in USL League Two". USLLeagueTwo.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  38. ^ Nutting, Jake (January 28, 2021). "Rowdies Halt Plans for USL League Two and WPSL Programs, Will Re-evalute [sic] for 2022". theunsubs.soccer. Archived from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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