Andres Arango

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.

For the film director, see Juan Andrés Arango.
Andres Arango
Arango in 2009
Personal information
Full name Andrés Arango
Date of birth (1983-04-23) April 23, 1983
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

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

References
  1. Formerly known as FC Tampa Bay through 2011.
  2. 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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