Craig Capano
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| Craig Capano | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Capano | |
| Date of birth | July 7, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Hyde Park, NY, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001 | Chicago Sockers |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-06 |
Chicago Fire |
22 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Capano (born July 7, 1985) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Capano was selected 17th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire, having elected to forego college to focus on his professional career. Before joining the Fire, Capano had spent two years at the USSF's Bradenton Academy training with the U-17 U.S. national team.
Capano saw little playing time with the Fire, playing 92 minutes over four games in his first season and 122 minutes over 5 games in his second. In 2004, his third season, he appeared to have reached a turning point, earning 440 minutes, scoring his first MLS goal, and being widely rated as one of the team's better players when he was finally given consistent playing time toward the end of the year. However, he saw no time in either 2005 or 2006, and was waived at the end of the latter season.
Despite playing little in MLS, Capano was a vital player for the U-20 US national team, along with other notables such as Eddie Gaven, Freddy Adu, Danny Szetela, and Jonathan Spector.
As of March, 2007, Capano was known to be training in camp with Red Bull New York, though perhaps unlikely to be signed. Throughout his career, Capano - widely seen as a skillful player - has battled the perception that he was too small and slight to forge a successful career in MLS.
