Andres Arango

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Andres Arango
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Arango in 2009
Personal information
Full name Andrés Arango
Date of birth (1983-04-23) April 23, 1983 (age 38)
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)
National team‡
2002–2003 Canada U20 17 (0)
2002–2003 Canada U23 3 (0)
Teams managed
2020– Rowdies U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 13, 2018

Andres Arango (born April 23, 1983) is a Colombian-born Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the North American Soccer League. Arango is currently the head coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies' U23 side that competes in USL League Two.

Career[]

Youth and College[]

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

Professional[]

Arango began his career in 2002 with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[3] In 2003, he signed with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League.[4] After only making two appearances and playing 5 minutes he was traded in the off-season to their rivals the Toronto Lynx for defender Mauricio Vincello.[5]

In his debut season in Toronto he played 22 games and scored his first goal on July 18, 2004, versus Calgary Mustangs.[6] In his second season, he played 20 matches for the Lynx. At the conclusion of the season he was named the Toronto Lynx Defensive Player of the Year.[7] On April 19, 2006, Arango signed a new deal with the Lynx.[8]

During the 2006 season he was named Toronto Lynx Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, and also led Toronto in minutes played with 2430 mins.[9] He helped his team to a 10-game undefeated streak at home, and also reached the Open Canada Cup final, but finished runners up to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[10]

When the season ended the Lynx were relegated two divisions down to the PDL, making him a free agent to sign for his former club the Montreal Impact.[11] After a disappointing season he was released by the Impact at the end of the season, and on April 22, 2008, the Minnesota Thunder signed him and former Impact forward Frederico Moojen.[12] On February 25, 2010, the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 signed him.[13]

Arango signed a two-year contract with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on February 22, 2011. The contract also included a club option for 2013,[14] although the 2013 option was declined on November 20, 2012.[15] Following the 2013 NASL season, Arango announced his retirement on March 1, 2014.

Coaching[]

In January 2020, Arango was announced as the head coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 USL League Two side.[16]

International[]

Arango also featured for the Canadian U20 team that made it to the quarter-finals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[17]

Honours[]

Tampa Bay Rowdies
  • NASL Championship
    • Winners (1): 2012

References[]

  1. ^ Formerly known as FC Tampa Bay through 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-26). "Andres Arango RedNation Online Interview". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-01-20. Archived from the original on 2003-01-20. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  4. ^ "Argentinean defender Mauricio Vincello joins Impact in return for Andres Arango".
  5. ^ Nutt, David. "Toronto Lynx Media Release February 25th, 2004". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  6. ^ Nutt, David. "Toronto Lynx Media Release February 25th, 2004". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  7. ^ Glover, Robin. "September 5, 2005 USL Toronto Lynx vs Minnesota Thunder (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  8. ^ Glover, Robin. "April 18, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx press conference (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  9. ^ Irwin, Rob. "September 10, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx vs Minnesota Thunder (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  10. ^ Glover, Robin. "September 24, 2006 Open Canada Cup final Toronto Lynx vs Ottawa St Anthony's Italia (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  11. ^ "Frederico Moojen and Andres Arango join the Impact".
  12. ^ Thunder add pair from Montreal Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4156892
  15. ^ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3527%7COffseason Roster Moves Underway
  16. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add U23 Team in USL League Two". USLLeagueTwo.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.

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