Milton Blanco

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Milton Blanco
Personal information
Full name Milton Blanco
Date of birth (1984-04-27) April 27, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Fresno Pacific Sunbirds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Fresno Fuego
2005 Chivas USA 5 (0)
2006 Puerto Rico Islanders 15 (9)
2007 Fresno Fuego 12 (6)
2008 Harrisburg City Islanders 17 (8)
2009 Austin Aztex U23 12 (6)
2010–2011 Fresno Fuego 30 (22)
2012 Charlotte Eagles 11 (0)
2012–2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 34 (1)
2014 FC Edmonton 9 (0)
2015 Orange County Blues 3 (0)
2016 Arizona United 15 (0)
2017 Fresno Fuego 13 (3)
2018–2019 Fresno FC 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Central Valley Fuego (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2019

Milton Blanco (born April 27, 1984) is an American former soccer player who is not the assistant coach for Central Valley Fuego FC in USL League One.

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Career

A veteran leader for the Fuego, Blanco has had professional stints with USL Second Division Harrisburg City Islanders as well as Chivas USA of MLS. Blanco is the 2nd Fuego player to receive this award joining former Fuego star Pablo Campos, the 2007 winner.

Blanco played college soccer at Fresno Pacific University.

Personal

Blanco is of Salvadoran heritage, but born in the United States. He carries both a Mexico and USA passport.

His mother abandoned the home when Milton was a toddler and his father, Santos Antonio "Tony" Blanco, was shot and killed in Fresno in 1995. [1]

Honors

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References

  1. Warszawski, Marek (July 13, 2018). "Fresno pro soccer club can't say 'no' to Milton Blanco. So he's doing three jobs". The Fresno Bee . Retrieved April 4, 2022.