Davy Arnaud (; born June 22, 1980) is an American
soccer coach and former player. During his professional career, he played for
Sporting Kansas City,
Montreal Impact, and
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...
, and served on the coaching staff of D.C. United and
Houston Dynamo. Arnaud also made seven appearances for the
United States national team, scoring one goal. He is currently an assistant coach at
Austin FC
Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 ...
.
Career
College
Arnaud played
college soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United K ...
at
West Texas A&M University
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from 1999 to 2001, finishing his career with 31 goals and 11 assists. In his junior year he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, becoming a Division II NCAA All-American, the first from his school.
Professional
After his junior year, Arnaud turned professional, and was drafted 50th overall in the
2002 MLS SuperDraft
The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
One month earlier, MLS had contracted two clubs: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion. In conjunction with the contraction, the league conducted bo ...
by the
Kansas City Wizards. He hardly played at all his first year, registering only 43 minutes in three games. Although his second year began much the same, Arnaud began to get significant time as the year progressed, and finished the year having played in 18 games, and scored three goals. Although his performance in 2003 boded well for his 2004 season, Arnaud exceeded everybody's expectations. After
Preki and
Igor Simutenkov went down with long-term injuries before the beginning of the season, Arnaud was given a starting role in the Wizards' offense next to
Josh Wolff
Josh Wolff (born February 25, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Austin FC in Major League Soccer.
Playing career College
Born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Wolff played three years of colle ...
. Arnaud proved he deserved the opportunity from the outset, and went on to start all 30 of Kansas City's games, scoring nine goals and eight assists while leading the club to first place in the Western Conference.
Arnaud remained a starter for the club for the next several years. Before the 2010 season, Arnaud was named the team's new captain by coach
Peter Vermes
Peter Joseph Vermes (; born November 21, 1966) is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. As of 2022, Vermes is currently the longest-tenured head c ...
. During the 2011 season injuries limited his play but he still remained a key player for the club helping Sporting to a first place Eastern Conference finish during the regular season.
On November 28, 2011, Arnaud was traded to new expansion team
Montreal Impact for defender
Seth Sinovic and allocation money. He was named captain of the Montreal Impact for the team's first season in Major League Soccer. On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at
Olympic Stadium
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in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in MLS in the 56th minute by heading a cross from
Sanna Nyassi
Sanna Nyassi (born 31 January 1989) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played for the Gambia national team from 2010 to 2015, making fourteen appearances.
Club career
Gambia Ports Authority
Nyassi began his ...
into the top right corner against
Chicago Fire keeper
Paolo Tornaghi
Paolo Tornaghi (born 21 June 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Youth career
Born in Garbagnate Milanese, the Province of Milan, Tornaghi started his career with Inter Milan. Tornaghi had played for Inter fr ...
.
On December 10, 2013, Arnaud was traded to
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...
in exchange for an
international roster slot.
On March 3, 2016, Arnaud officially announced his retirement. In his professional career he played 351 games, scored 50 goals, and recorded 46 assists.
Coaching
Upon retirement from playing, Arnaud immediately joined the D.C. United's coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Arnaud joined the Houston Dynamo in late 2016 as an assistant coach, joining
Wilmer Cabrera back in his native Texas. Upon Cabrera's departure from the club after a 9–13–3 start to the 2019 season, Arnaud was elevated to the role of interim head coach. Arnaud went 3–5–1 in the interim role before
Tab Ramos
Tabaré "Tab" Ramos Ricciardi (born September 21, 1966) is an American former soccer player and current head coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.
Over his thirteen-year professional career, Ramos played as a midfielder in Spain, ...
was named permanent head coach.
On July 13, 2020, Arnaud was named assistant coach for
Austin FC
Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 ...
, joining Josh Wolff's staff for the expansion club's inaugural campaign.
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International
Arnaud made his first appearance for the
United States national team as a late substitute during the U.S.'s 4–2 friendly defeat against
Brazil
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on September 9, 2007 at
Soldier Field
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in
Chicago
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. He scored his first international goal on July 11, 2009 against Haiti in the
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
International goals
Honors
Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City
Kansas City Wizards
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Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country.
The 2023 U.S. O ...
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2004
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Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship:
2004
Sporting Kansas City
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Sporting Legends (Club Hall of Fame): 2022
Montreal Impact
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Canadian Championship:
2013
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Notes
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
People from Nederland, Texas
American soccer players
American expatriate soccer players
Sporting Kansas City players
CF Montréal players
D.C. United players
United States men's international soccer players
Soccer players from Texas
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Sporting Kansas City draft picks
Major League Soccer coaches
Major League Soccer players
Major League Soccer All-Stars
D.C. United non-playing staff
Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff
Association football midfielders
Houston Dynamo FC coaches
American soccer coaches
Austin FC non-playing staff