Marco Ferruzzi

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Marco Ferruzzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-10-15) October 15, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1992 University of North Carolina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990 San Antonio Generals
1993–1995 San Antonio Pumas
1995–1996 Tampa Bay Terror (indoor) 21 (6)
1996 Tampa Bay Cyclones 18 (3)
1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny 19 (0)
1998 → Jacksonville Cyclones (loan) 2 (0)
1998 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (0)
1998 Charleston Battery 19 (2)
1999–2002 Richmond Kickers 98 (15)
2003–2004 Minnesota Thunder 47 (8)
Managerial career
2004–2019 FC Dallas (assistant)
2008 FC Dallas (interim)
2019–2022 FC Dallas (director of soccer operations)
2021 FC Dallas (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Ferruzzi (born October 15, 1970, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American soccer coach and former professional player, who is currently director of methodology for FC Dallas. Ferruzzi had a ten-year professional career playing as a midfielder in several indoor and outdoor leagues including Major League Soccer and the USL First Division.

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Youth

In 1987, Ferruzzi played in one game for the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship [1] In 1989, he entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played on the men's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. [2]

Professional

In 1990, Ferruzzi spent the collegiate off season with the San Antonio Generals in the Southwest Independent Soccer League. In 1993, he turned professional when he signed with the San Antonio Pumas of the USISL. He played for the Pumas through the 1995 season. In the fall of 1995, he signed with the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League. [3] He spent only one season with the Terror before signing with the Tampa Bay Cyclones of the USISL in 1996. However, there are hints that he may have played for the Cyclones in 1995 as well. [4] In February 1997, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Ferruzzi in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. He spent the 1997 season in Tampa Bay, assisting on two goals in nineteen games. The Mutiny waived Ferruzzi on November 13, 1997. [5]

Ferruzzi returned to Major League Soccer the next year after the Los Angeles Galaxy picked him in the third round (30th overall) in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. He never played for the team before being released but saw time in 19 games with the Charleston Battery in the USL A-League. [6] In 1999, Ferruzzi signed with the Richmond Kickers, also of the USL A-League. He played four seasons in Richmond, going to the 2002 A-League championship where the Kickers fell to the Milwaukee Rampage. On April 5, 2003, the Minnesota Thunder acquired Ferruzzi's rights from the Richmond Kickers. [7] He played two seasons in Minnesota and went to the finals again in 2003, this time falling to his former team, the Charleston Battery. That season, he was also named to the USL All Star team. [8] Ferruzzi retired following the 2004 season.

Coaching and management

In 2004, the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer hired Ferruzzi as an assistant coach. Over the years, his responsibilities have included evaluating prospective players, overseeing the reserve team, and assisting in first team practices. On May 21, 2008, he was named the interim head coach after the team fired head coach Steve Morrow. After Schellas Hyndman was named head coach, Ferruzzi resumed his duties as an assistant. [9] FC Dallas announced in January 2012 that Ferruzzi would add the duties of head coach of FC Dallas Reserves in addition to serving as senior team assistant coach. [10] Ferruzzi continued to serve as an assistant coach under Óscar Pareja. After Pareja left, Ferruzzi became the director of soccer operations. [11]

Upon the firing of Luchi Gonzalez on September 19, 2021, Ferruzzi was once again named interim coach of FC Dallas. [12] After the season, Ferruzzi was not made the permanent head coach but given a new role as director of methodology. [11]

Coaching statistics

As of November 20, 2021
Coaching record by club and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef.
PWDLWin %
FC Dallas September 19, 2021November 20, 20218134012.5
Total8134012.5

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References

  1. ↑ FIFA Player Profile
  2. ↑ "UNC Soccer History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  3. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995-1996 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ FORMER KICKER FERRUZZI NAMED FC DALLAS INTERIM HEAD COACH
  5. ↑ November 13, 1997 Transactions
  6. ↑ Charleston Battery Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Thunder Acquire Rights To MVP Ferruzzi
  8. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 2003
  9. ↑ Steve Morrow out as FC Dallas coach
  10. ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2012/01/fc-dallas-names-marco-ferruzzi-reserves-head-coach [ dead link ]
  11. 1 2 Carrick, Buzz (January 4, 2022). "Marco Ferruzzi named FCD's Director of Methodology". 3rd Degree. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "FC Dallas Announces Departure Of Head Coach Luchi Gonzalez | FC Dallas".
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