Facundo Adrián Erpen Bariffo (born May 19, 1983 in
Gualeguaychú) is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
footballer.
Career
Early career in Argentina
Erpen was part of the
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
youth system and played for
Club Juventud Unida and
Talleres de Córdoba before signing with
D.C. United in the summer of 2005.
United States
Erpen made 40 appearances for
D.C. United, scoring 4 goals, and took part in the
2006 MLS All Star game, against
FA Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
champions
Chelsea after being called up as a replacement for injured
Eddie Pope.
Erpen was traded to the
Colorado Rapids for
Greg Vanney
Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and head coach of the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
A defender and one of MLS's original players, Vanney spent 10 seasons in the league and another three-and-a- ...
in June 2007, and played for two seasons for the Denver team before being released January 2009.
He was signed by
USL First Division side
Miami FC in April 2009,
Miami signs Serna, Erpen
but was waived after having just played five games for the team.
Honors
;D.C. United
* Major League Soccer
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Supporter's Shield: 2006
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, 2007
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;Puebla
* Copa MX: Clausura 2015
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Entre Ríos Province
Argentine people of German descent
Boca Juniors footballers
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
D.C. United players
Colorado Rapids players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Atlas F.C. footballers
Club Puebla players
Atlético Morelia players
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Major League Soccer players
Major League Soccer All-Stars
USL First Division players
Liga MX players
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States