Leon Abravanel

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Leon Abravanel
Personal information
Full name Leon Abravanel
Date of birth (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2006 San Diego Toreros
2007–2008 Denver Pioneers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Kitsap Pumas 12 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 3 (0)
2011 → Los Angeles Blues 23 (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 13, 2011

Leon Abravanel (born July 8, 1986, South Lake Tahoe, California) is an American soccer coach, entrepreneur & teacher.

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Soccer career

Youth and amateur soccer

Abravanel attended South Tahoe High School, captaining the team to a state championship in his senior year (Ranked 14th in the Nation), played club soccer for the US National Champion San Juan Predators, and was a four-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He was also a High School All-American & High School Academic All-American. He then went on to play college soccer at the University of San Diego where he earned a full-rise scholarship. After red-shirting his junior year, he transferred to the University of Denver where he led his program to its first ever NCAA D1 playoff berth while receiving a full-ride scholarship.

Undrafted by the MLS out of college, Abravanel subsequently played with the Kitsap Pumas in the USL Premier Development League. [1]

Professional soccer

Abravanel turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011, in a 2–1 victory over Antigua Barracuda [2] He also trained & played with Athletico Paranese (Brazilian 1st Division), La Paz Futbol Club (Bolivian 1st Division), & FC Osnabrück (German 3rd Division). His professional soccer career lasted four-year and he retired at 25 years old.

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References

  1. ↑ Leon Abravanel signed by pro soccer team
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

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