Michael Dellorusso (born August 22, 1983 in
White Plains, New York) is an American former professional
soccer
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player.
Career
College
Dellorusso grew up in
Columbia, Maryland, 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 o ...
, and played college soccer at the
University of Maryland, College Park 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 for
Chesapeake Dragons.
Professional
Dellorusso was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the
2006 MLS SuperDraft
The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fift ...
by
FC Dallas. He spent part of his first season on loan with
Minnesota Thunder of the
USL First Division. 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
Alexander Yi (born February 27, 1982) is a retired American soccer defender who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. He is currently head coach for Academy of Art Urban Knights.
Playing career
As a teenager, Yi was a member of Unde ...
. He made eight regular season appearances with
FC Dallas, starting one game on September 4, 2008 against the
Colorado Rapids 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 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
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