Eduardo Sebrango
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| Eduardo Sebrango |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Eduardo Sebrango |
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| Date of birth | April 13, 1973 (age 33) | |
| Place of birth | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | |
| Nickname | Eddie, Edu | |
| Playing position | Forward |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1999 2000 2001 2002-2005 2006 - present |
Sancti Spiritus Vancouver Whitecaps Rochester Raging Rhinos Hershey Wildcats Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps |
27 (18) 24 (6) 16 (8) 83 (36) 9 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Eduardo Sebrango (born April 13, 1973 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba) is a professional soccer player currently plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the First Division.
Sebrango first started his career in Cuba with Sancti Spiritus where he played with the club for 14 seasons. In 1999 Sebrango was signed by the Vancouver Whitecaps where he scored 18 goals and recorded 10 assists. In 2001 Sebrango was signed by Hershey Wildcats.
In 2002 Sebrango was signed by the Montreal Impact, in his first season he scored 18 goals in 28 games and was named to the USL First Division All-Star Team. In 2004 Sebrango helped the Impact lift the USL First Division championship trophy as the Impact defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-0 on September 18. During the regular season, Sebrango contributed eight goals and three assists. In total Sebrango appeared in 83 games, notching 36 goals and six assists making him the second All-Time scorer for the club.
In 2006 Sebrango was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for Daniel Antoniuk. With the Caps he played an important playoff role where he scored a goal in 2-0 victory over the Miami FC. In the semi-final game he scored a memorable goal against his former team the Montreal Impact which the Caps won 2-0. Unfortunately Sebrango was ejected from the game after scoring his goal for excessive celebration for removing his shirt, and was suspended for the Final. With Sebrango in the stands his team were able to win the USL First Division Championship beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos to a score of 3-0.
In total Sebrango has tallied 68 goals and 21 assists in his career in the USL First Division.
Sebrango is also a former Cuban national team member.
| Vancouver Whitecaps - Current Squad |
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1 Caig | 2 Clarke | 3 Klein | 4 Cann | 6 Alberts | 7 Nash | 8 Kindel | 9 Valente | 11 Testo | 13 Cucca | 14 Donatelli | 17 Gjertsen | 18 Sebrango | 19 Matondo | 20 Morris | 22 Jones | 24 Kambere | 26 Jordan | 27 Leslie | 29 Djekanovic | Manager: Lilley |
