Mandi Urbas

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Mandi Urbas
Personal information
Full name Hermann Urbas [1]
Date of birth (1983-06-18) 18 June 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bayern Munich
1860 Munich
SpVgg Unterhaching
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
SpVgg Unterhaching II
2003 Dallas Burn 3 (0)
2004–2007 SpVgg Unterhaching II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hermann "Mandi" Urbas (born 18 June 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Munich, [1] Urbas began his career with Bayern Munich, moving to 1860 Munich at the age of 9. [2] He then signed for SpVgg Unterhaching after getting in trouble with 1860 Munich's youth management. [2] He played for the club's second team alongside American player Taylor Twellman, who helped him find an agent for a move to the United States, [2] where he spent the 2003 season playing in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn, [3] making three appearances. [1] [4] He left the club and returned to SpVgg Unterhaching II, [5] combining his football career with a job as a retail salesman. [2]

Personal life

Urbas also holds American citizenship. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mandi Urbas | MLSsoccer.com".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Urbas: Amerika war eine lehrreiche Zeit". merkur.de. 13 August 2004.
  3. 1 2 "[nas] Mandi Urbas signs with Burn". 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
  4. "SI.com - Soccer - MLS - Mandi Urbas". 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  5. "Hermann Urbas". worldfootball.net.