Andrew Restrepo

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Andrew Restrepo
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-10-08) October 8, 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1989 Cardinal Mooney Cougars
1990–1991 Lees McRae Bobcats
1991–1992 South Florida Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Orlando Lions
1995 Tampa Bay Cyclones
1995 Condor
1995 Club Santa Fe
1996 MetroStars 5 (0)
1997 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 26 (0)
1998 → New Orleans Storm 21 (1)
1999–2001 Rochester Rhinos 35 (0)
2001 Atlanta Silverbacks 15 (0)
2008 Clearwater Galactics
Managerial career
2019– Tampa Spartans (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Restrepo (born October 8, 1970) is a retired American soccer defender who played one season with the MetroStars in Major League Soccer. He is currently a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Tampa men's team. [1]

Restrepo played college soccer at Lees McRae in 1989 and 1990 then transferred to University of South Florida in 1991 and 1992. [2] In 1993, Restrepo signed with the Orlando Lions in the USISL. He remained with the Lions through the 1994 season. In the spring of 1995, he signed with the Tampa Bay Cyclones. [3] He then moved to Colombia in the fall of 1995 where he played for Condor and then Club Santa Fe. In February 1996, the MetroStars selected Restreppo in the 13th round (129th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. [4] He played five games for the MetroStars before being waived. On April 22, 1997, he signed with the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. [5] In 1998, the Gamblers became known as the New Orleans Storm. Restrepo remained with the team through the 1998 seasons. [6] In 1999, Restrepo moved to the Rochester Rhinos where they became the first, and as of 2022, only non-Division I team to win the 1999 U.S. Open Cup since the inception of Major League Soccer, defeating four MLS teams in the tournament. . On June 12, 2001, the Rhinos sent Restrepo to the Atlanta Silverbacks as part of a three-way deal which sent Steve Armas to the Minnesota Thunder and Stoian Mladenov to the Rhinos. He finished the season in Atlanta, playing 15 games. In 2008, he played for the Clearwater Galactics in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tampa Spartans bio". TampaSpartans.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "USF soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  3. ↑ Franchise owner hopes to sell Tampa Bay fans on new league
  4. ↑ MetroStars Profile
  5. ↑ Monday’s Sports Transactions
  6. ↑ "Thunder's Anderson named to USISL team for Umbro Select classic". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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