Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian professional assistant coach and former player who has been an assistant coach of the
Canada men's national team since 2018. He played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower division clubs, namely
Montreal Supra,
Buffalo Blizzard,
Rochester Raging Rhinos, and
Toronto Thunderhawks. He also spent a total of 16 seasons with the second division
Montreal Impact, for whom he is the all-time statistical leader in goals and appearances, with over 80 goals and over 300 games for the team. As a Canadian international, he was capped four times from 1995 until 2000.
As a manager, he served as the head coach of
Montreal Impact from 2015 until 2017.
Early life
Born in
Montreal,
Quebec, Biello attended
St. Monica's Elementary School,
Vincent Massey Collegiate and
Marymount Academy
Marymount Academy (commonly referred to as Marymount, french: Académie Marymount) is a public secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Directed by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), Marymount offers an International Program of Studi ...
, and played
college soccer at
Vanier College and
Concordia University
Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
.
Club career
Early career
Biello began his professional soccer career in 1992 when he was drafted by the
Montreal Supra.
Montreal Impact
A year later, the team folded and Biello signed with the newly formed expansion team, the
Montreal Impact of the
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. Biello helped the Impact capture the League Championship for the first time in 1994, but Biello played a small part in capturing the Championship. In 1997, Biello helped the Impact win the regular-season title by scoring 8 goals and recording 10 assists. He was awarded the
Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy as the Impact's Team
MVP. In addition to playing for Montreal during the outdoor season, Biello also spent two seasons, 1995–1997, with the
Buffalo Blizzard in the
National Professional Soccer League. In 1997, the Impact entered the NPSL. Consequently, Biello played both indoor and outdoor seasons with Montreal.
During the 1998 outdoor season, Biello played a major part for the Impact, scoring 11 goals and amassing 35 points (a team record that stood until the 2002 season, when
Eduardo Sebrango
Eduardo Sebrango Rodríguez (born 13 April 1973) is a retired Cuban footballer.
Career
Club
Sebrango started his career in Cuba with his hometown team, Sancti Spíritus where he played with the club for 14 seasons as both a youth and a seni ...
surpassed it with 18 goals and 36 points). At the end of the season he was awarded the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy for the second straight year.
Rochester Raging Rhinos
In 1999, Biello left the Impact because the new ownership decided not to play the 1999 outdoor season in order to better prepare the 1999-2000 indoor season, which left him to sign with rivals the
Rochester Raging Rhinos. With Rochester, Biello enjoyed much success; he was Rochester's leading scorer with eight goals and four assists. He also helped the Rhinos win the
U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in men's Soccer in the United States, soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing nati ...
for the very first time and helped reach the championship game, which Rochester lost to the
Minnesota Thunder.
Return to Montreal Impact
In 2000, Biello returned to the Impact, but the Impact didn't qualify for the playoffs that season. As the Impact was no longer playing indoor soccer, Biello spent the winter of 2000–01 with the
Toronto Thunderhawks in the NPSL. In 2001, Impact coach
Valerio Gazzola chose Biello to be the captain of the Montreal Impact. That year, the Impact had a struggling season both on and off the field. The team missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Biello lead the team in scoring with eight goals and again was awarded the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy.
In 2004, Biello led the Impact to win the club's second league championship, beating the
Seattle Sounders. That same year, he helped the Impact win the
Voyageurs Cup for the third straight year.
In 2005, he helped the Impact play a 15-game streak without a loss (10-0-5), setting a new league record. He was the Impact's leading scorer in 2005, following a production of nine goals and three assists for a total of 21 points. Biello also was a finalist for League MVP honors, losing to
Jason Jordan, and for the fourth time in his career he was awarded the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy. Mauro also helped the Impact capture the
Voyageurs Cup for a fourth straight year. On December 7, 2005 Biello signed a two-year deal with the Impact.
On July 13, 2007 he played his 300th career game with the Impact against the
Carolina RailHawks, making him the first Impact player to reach that milestone as well as the first player in USL history to play 300 games with the same team.
On January 5, 2009 the Montreal Impact announced that Biello and veteran midfielder
Patrick Leduc had both accepted contract extensions for the 2009 season. During the
2009 USL season Biello contributed by helping the Impact clinch a playoff spot under new head coach
Marc Dos Santos. He helped the Impact reach the finals where Montreal would face the
Vancouver Whitecaps FC, this marking the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs. In the final Biello helped the Impact win the series 6–3 on aggregate. The victory gave the Impact their third USL Championship and also the victory marked Biello's third USL Championship. Once the season came to a conclusion Biello announced his retirement from competitive soccer on November 19, 2009.
International
Biello played in two of Canada's three games at the
1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participa ...
in
Scotland.
Senior team
He made his senior debut for the
Canadian national team on May 28, 1995 in a match against
Chile. He earned a total of four
caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2000 friendly match against
Trinidad and Tobago.
Managerial career
Montreal Impact
Biello joined the coaching staff of the Montreal Impact in 2009 and became the interim head coach on August 30, 2015, after
Frank Klopas was fired, a day after a 2–1 loss to
Toronto FC.
Montreal won 4–3 in his first match as interim head coach. Biello guided the team to the Eastern Conference semi-finals where they were eliminated by
Columbus Crew.
Biello had the interim tag removed after guiding the Impact into the playoffs. The Montreal Impact finished fifth in the Eastern Conference and got to the Eastern Conference final where they eliminated by
Toronto FC.
In 2017, the Impact struggled, winning just 11 games, against 17 losses and 6 draws. Biello was fired the day after the season ended.
Canada
In February 2018,
Canada Soccer
The Canadian Soccer Association (Canada Soccer) is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides ...
hired Biello as assistant coach to the
Canada men's national team under head coach
John Herdman.
Career statistics
Club
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Montreal Impact
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APSL Championship: 1994
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USL First Division Championship:
2004
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Events January
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2009
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USL First Division Commissioners Cup:
1995
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1996
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1997
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2005
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2006
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Voyageurs Cup Champions: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Rochester Raging Rhinos
*
U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in men's Soccer in the United States, soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing nati ...
:
1999
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Individual
*Number 20 retired by Montreal Impact
Personal
His sons plays soccer too, Gabriele played in the Academy of
Montreal Impact and is currently in the roster of the Soccer team of
Dawson College (Blues); and Alessandro plays for
CF Montréal Academy
CF Montréal Academy (french: L’Académie du CF Montréal, formerly Montreal Impact Academy) is a association football, soccer academy based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are the academy of Major League Soccer club CF Montréal. Founded in ...
, as well the
Canada men's national under-17 soccer team.
References
External links
Montreal Impact bio*
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1972 births
Living people
Soccer players from Montreal
Canadian people of Argentine descent
Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
Anglophone Quebec people
Association football forwards
Canadian soccer players
Canada men's international soccer players
Canadian expatriate soccer players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Montreal Supra players
Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Buffalo Blizzard players
Rochester New York FC players
Toronto ThunderHawks players
Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
American Professional Soccer League players
National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
USL First Division players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Concordia University alumni
A-League (1995–2004) players
Canada men's youth international soccer players
CF Montréal non-playing staff
CF Montréal coaches
Canadian soccer coaches