Desmond Armstrong

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Desmond Armstrong (born November 2, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a former United States national team soccer defender, his career spanning 1987-1994.

Armstrong's college career was spent at the University of Maryland, where he was chosen for all-ACC honors three times. He played in a total of 78 games for the university, tallying 24 goals and 18 assists.

He played for the MISL team Cleveland Force during 1986-1988, and later with the Maryland Bays, in the APSL, whom he led to the league semifinals. He retired from the Charlotte Eagles of the USISL in 1996. His first appearance for the United States national team came in 1987 in a match against Egypt. He was also a member of the Olympic team in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. His performance with the Olympic team made him a mainstay on the national team through the early 1990s, playing in all three of USA's games of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Although he never scored a goal in international competition, he remains one of the team's all-time cap leaders with 81 total appearances.

Since his retirement from international soccer, he has remained active in coaching and community initiatives. He has spent time organizing for inner-city Christian Ministries programs such as Soccer Beats (now Heroes FC). In 2000 he was named as the national coaching director for the program Soccer in the Streets. He coached the Montreat College Cavaliers in Montreat, North Carolina in 2002-04, and also the youth team HFC Vipers of Asheville, North Carolina during 2000-2002.

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• USA Soccer players.com
• Montreat College

	United States squad - 1990 World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Trittschuh | 3 Doyle | 4 Banks | 5 Windischmann | 6 Harkes | 7 Ramos | 8 Bliss | 9 Sullivan | 10 Vermes | 11 Wynalda | 12 Krumpe | 13 Eichmann | 14 Stollmeyer | 15 Armstrong | 16 Murray | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Henderson | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Covone | 22 Vanole | Coach: Gansler