Andres Arango
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| Andres Arango | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andres Arango | |
| Date of birth | April 23, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Minnesota Thunder | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Humber College | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004–2006 2007 2008- |
Montreal Impact Toronto Lynx Montreal Impact Minnesota Thunder |
2 (0) 69 (1) 21 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2002–2003 2002–2003 |
Canada U-20 Canada U-23 |
17 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andres Arango (born April 23, 1983 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Canadian soccer player. He currently plays for the [Minnesota Thunder]] in the USL First Division.
After playing college soccer for Humber College, Arango signed for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division in 2003. After only making two appearances and playing for 5 minutes for the Impact coach Nick DeSantis, he traded Arango in the off-season to their main rivals the Toronto Lynx for Lynx star defender Mauricio Vincello in 2004[1].
With the Lynx Arango played an important role in the defence playing 22 games and scoring his first USL First Division goal on July 18, 2004 versus Calgary Mustangs only in his first season with the Lynx. In his second season Arango started off well but an injury kept Arango out for a while but he came back and played 20 games for the Lynx. That same year Arango was named Toronto Lynx Defensive Player of the Year. On April 19, 2006 Arango signed a new deal with the Lynx.
During the 2006 season Arango was named Toronto Lynx Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, and also led the Toronto Lynx in minutes played with 2430 min. He helped his team to a 10 game undefeated streak at home, and also reached the finals of the Open Canada Cup but finished runners up to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia losing 2-0. When the season ended the Lynx franchise dropped two divisions down to the PDL, making him a free agent to sign for his former club the Montreal Impact[2]. After a disappointing season he was released by the Impact at the end of the season, and on April 22, 2008 the Minnesota Thunder signed him and former Impact forward Frederico Moojen[3].
Arango was also a star for the Canadian U20 team that made it to the quarter-finals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship where he was a starting defender.
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