Beto Navarro

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Beto Navarro
Personal information
Full name Alberto Navarro
Date of birth (1989-03-25) March 25, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Delano, California, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Fresno Fuego 9 (0)
2012 Cal FC
2012–2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 36 (1)
2014 FC Edmonton 18 (0)
2015 Orange County Blues 23 (0)
2016 Jacksonville Armada FC 11 (0)
2017 Orange County SC 12 (0)
2018 Fresno FC 6 (0)
2019–2020 California United Strikers 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 14, 2021

Alberto "Beto" Navarro (born March 25, 1989) is an American soccer player. He currently serves on the coaching staff for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association. [1]

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Career

In 2012, Navarro was a part of Cal FC's improbable U.S. Open Cup run that saw them defeat the USL's Wilmington Hammerheads and Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers before falling to Seattle Sounders FC in the fourth round. Navarro followed coach Eric Wynalda to Atlanta to join the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks soon after.

Navarro returned to his native California for the 2015 USL season, joining the Orange County Blues.

On December 17, 2015, Navarro re-joined the NASL by signing a contract with Jacksonville Armada FC. [2]

On August 13, 2019, Navarro signed with California United Strikers FC ahead of its inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association. [3]

Honors

Atlanta Silverbacks FC
Spring Season Champions: 2013
Orange County Blues FC
USL Team of the Week: 2015 Week 22 [4]
Western Conference Regular Season Champions: 2015
California United Strikers FC
West Coast Conference Champions: 2019

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References

  1. "Cal United Strikers FC Announce First Roster Moves Ahead of 2021 Season". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Armada FC Strengths Backline with Addition of Defender Beto Navarro" . Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. "Bienvenido Beto Navarro". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. Rodriguez, Alicia (19 August 2015). "OC Blues' Navarro named to USL Team of the Week". Angels on Parade. Retrieved 13 March 2021.