Marcelo Balboa
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Marcelo Balboa (born August 8, 1967) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender in the 1990s for the United States national team, becoming its captain. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[1]
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Date of birth | (1967-08-08) August 8, 1967 (age 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Cerritos College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | San Diego State Aztecs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | San Diego Nomads | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | San Francisco Bay | 15 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Colorado Foxes | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | León | 53 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Colorado Rapids | 151 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | MetroStars | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 235 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–2000 | United States | 127 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude, as well as FIFA World Cup games on Univision. He is the head boys' soccer coach for Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado,[2]