Ferdinando De Matthaeis

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Ferdinando De Matthaeis
Personal information
Full name Ferdinando De Matthaeis
Date of birth (1961-05-29) May 29, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Alberona, Italy
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Lucera
1981–1984 New York Cosmos 38 (17)
1986 Brooklyn Italians
1987–1988 US Ragusa
1989 New Jersey Eagles (ASL)
1990 Boston Bolts (APSL)
1991–1992 New Jersey Arrows
1993–1994 New Jersey Stallions
Managerial career
IMG Academy
2014 Miami United
2015–2016 Miami Fusion
2016–2017 NJ Ceder Stars
2017 Miami Fusion
2019– Miami United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferdinando De Matthaeis (born May 29, 1961) is a retired professional Italian footballer who played for the New York Cosmos. He currently serves as head coach of Miami United FC in the National Premier Soccer League.

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Playing career

De Matthaeis spent the majority of his fifteen-year professional career in New York, with short stints in Italy. He was called in to one National team training camp towards the end of his career. While he played with the New York Cosmos he enjoyed minutes playing alongside some of the greats like Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, and Giorgio Chinaglia. He appeared 38 times over 4 years for the New York Cosmos from 1981 to 1984. During his career with the Cosmos he scored 17 times and assisted on 12 goals in both indoor and outdoor competitions.

Coaching career

De Matthaeis coached at IMG Academy in Sarasota, Florida for a number of years, where he developed young athletes in preparation for the next level. In 2014 De Matthaeis moved to Miami, Florida where he became head coach of Miami United FC (NPSL). During his only year in charge he posted a record of 7–3–0 and won the NPSL Sunshine Conference. He became the only Miami United FC head coach to go undefeated during the regular season. In 2015 with the help of another ownership group he founded the Miami Fusion FC of the NPSL. He would coach them in their first season of play to a NPSL Sunshine Conference championship over his former team Miami United FC. With this win he would secure a place for the Miami Fusion FC in the 2016 US Open Cup in their first season.

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  3. ↑ "NASL-Fernando DeMatthais". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Ferdinando De Matthaeis Statistics on JustSportsStats.com" . Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Ferdinando De Matthaeis Statistics on JustSportsStats.com" . Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  6. ↑ Farmer, Drew (2015-04-14). "Miami Fusion version 2.0 back 13 years after MLS dumping". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  7. ↑ NPSL (2014-10-16). "MIAMI UNITED IMPRESSES IN ITALY". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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