Michael Dellorusso (born August 22, 1983, in

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) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

College

Dellorusso grew up in

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, attended

Wilde Lake High School Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located at the village of Wilde Lake in Columbia, Maryland, Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is one of the 13 public high schools in Howard County, Maryland, Howard County. The school is central ...

, and played college soccer at the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD i ...

from 2001 to 2005. He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20. He was named team captain in his junior and senior seasons. During his college years he also played in the

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for

Chesapeake Dragons The Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the leagu ...

Professional

Dellorusso was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the

2006 MLS SuperDraft The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer MLS SuperDraft, SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroSt ...

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise be ...

. He spent part of his first season on loan with

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of the

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. In 2007, his second year with the team, Dellorusso made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007, against the

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in a 2–0 loss. He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season. During the 2008 MLS season, Dellorusso was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007, replacing retired defender

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. He made eight regular season appearances with

, starting one game on September 4, 2008, against the

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in a 1–0 loss. Dellorusso was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer p ...

. He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season. In November 2009 Dellorusso signed to play professional indoor soccer for

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in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

Coaching

Dellorusso was an assistant coach for the University of Maryland men's soccer team from 2010 to 2013. He was named head coach of

Arizona United SC Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...

on March 28, 2014. His record was 20 wins, 29 losses and 7 ties in two seasons. On September 25, 2015, Arizona United SC declined to renew his contract.

References

External links

MLS player profile

1983 births Living people American men's soccer players American people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Austin Aztex FC players Chesapeake Dragons players FC Dallas draft picks FC Dallas players Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff Major League Soccer players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Minnesota Thunder players Soccer players from Columbia, Maryland Sportspeople from White Plains, New York Soccer players from Westchester County, New York Phoenix Rising FC coaches USL First Division players USL League Two players American soccer coaches {{US-footy-defender-1980s-stub