Danny Cepero

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Danny Cepero
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Personal information
Full name Daniel Cepero
Date of birth (1985-04-22) April 22, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Baldwin, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Penn Quakers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 New York Red Bulls 15 (1)
2008 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 18 (0)
2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 15 (0)
2010 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 0 (0)
Total48(1)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (assistant)
2013–2017 Louisville Cardinals (assistant)
2018– New York City FC Academy (director of goalkeeping)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danny Cepero (born April 22, 1985, in Baldwin, New York) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Playing career

College

Cepero played four years of college soccer at the University of Pennsylvania, where he captained the squad, set Penn's all-time career record for shutouts, and was named to the All-Ivy team in his senior year. [1]

Professional

Cepero was drafted by the New York Red Bulls in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft and spent the early part of 2007 balancing his remaining academic duties with his attempts to make the team roster. [2] On March 26, 2007, the team announced that it had signed Cepero to a developmental contract. [3] Cepero spent some time in the post-season of 2007 training with Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, where he impressed coaches.

Cepero was loaned out to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in 2008, [4] and while with the City Islanders Cepero established himself as one of the top keepers in USL-2. Following his successful loan stint he was recalled by the Red Bulls.

Cepero made his Red Bulls debut on October 18, 2008, against the Columbus Crew, because of first choice goalkeeper Jon Conway's 10-game suspension for using illegal substances. In the 83rd minute of the game Cepero scored a goal from a free kick deep inside his own half to become the first goalkeeper in MLS history to score a goal from open play. [5]

Cepero was waived by New York on February 12, 2010. [6] He later signed with Harrisburg City Islanders.

It was reported on March 14, 2011, that Cepero retired as a professional soccer player. [7]

Coaching career

After retirement, Cepero joined Florida Gulf Coast University as an assistant men's soccer coach. In February 2013, he joined University of Louisville also as an assistant coach working mostly with goalkeepers. [8] [9] Cepero is currently the Director of Goalkeeping for the New York City FC Academy. [10]

Honors

New York Red Bulls

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References

  1. ↑ "Danny Cepero", Penn Soccer, retrieved March 28, 2007.
  2. ↑ Angel, Sebastien. "Chance of a Lifetime" Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Pennsylvanian, January 22, 2007, retrieved March 28, 2007.
  3. ↑ Red Bull New York Media Relations. "New York Red Bulls sign five players" Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , MLSnet.com, March 26, 2007, retrieved March 28, 2007.
  4. ↑ MetroFanatic. "Danny Cepero loaned to Harrisburg of the USL", MetroFanatic.com, April 2, 2008, retrieved May 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ Michael Lewis (October 19, 2008). "Red Bulls' Danny Cepero becomes first goalie to score a goal in MLS". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Red Bulls waive GK Cepero, D Johnson, D Garcia". USA Today. February 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "City Islanders training camp report". March 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/danny-cepero/27/7b2/a13 [ self-published source ]
  9. ↑ "Danny Cepero Bio - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". www.gocards.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ "NYCFC Front Office". NYCFC.com. New York City FC . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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