Michael Dellorusso (born August 22, 1983 in

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) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

College

Dellorusso grew up in

Columbia, Maryland Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of the principal communities of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. Columbia began with ...

, attended

Wilde Lake High School Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland's Village of Wilde Lake, United States, one of 12 public high schools in Howard County. The school is centrally located in Howard County, and its district borders that ...

, and played college soccer at the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

from 2001–05. He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20. He was named team captain his junior and senior seasons. During his college years he also played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

for

Chesapeake Dragons The Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league a ...

Professional

Dellorusso was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

. He spent part of his first season on loan with

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its hom ...

of the

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. In 2007, his second year with the team, Dellorusso made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007 against the

Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and ...

in a 2–0 loss. He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season. During the 2008 MLS season, Dellorusso was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007 replacing retired defender Alex Yi. He made eight regular season appearances with

, starting one game on September 4, 2008 against the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

in a 1–0 loss. Dellorusso was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

. He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season. In November 2009 Dellorusso signed to play professional indoor soccer for

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with ...

in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

Coaching

Dellorusso was an assistant coach for the University of Maryland men's soccer team from 2010–2013. He was named head coach of

Arizona United SC Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. History On March 13, 2014, Kyle Eng, owner of an adver ...

on March 28, 2014. His record was 20 wins, 29 losses and 7 ties in two seasons. On September 25, 2015, United declined to renew his contract.

References

External links

MLS player profile

1983 births Living people American soccer players American people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Austin Aztex FC players Chesapeake Dragons players FC Dallas draft picks FC Dallas players Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff Major League Soccer players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Minnesota Thunder players People from Columbia, Maryland People from White Plains, New York Phoenix Rising FC coaches Soccer players from Maryland Sportspeople from the Baltimore metropolitan area Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York USL First Division players USL League Two players American soccer coaches {{US-footy-defender-stub