Chris Gbandi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chris Gbandi | ||
Date of birth | April 7, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Bong Mines, Liberia | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UConn Huskies (head coach) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | UConn Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | FC Dallas | 111 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Haugesund | 37 | (5) |
2010 | Miami FC | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Liberia | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2011 | University of Connecticut (assistant) | ||
2012–13 |
Holy Cross (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Dartmouth Big Green (assistant) | ||
2016–2021 | Northeastern Huskies | ||
2022– | UConn Huskies | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 16, 2006 |
Chris Gbandi (born April 7, 1979) is a Liberian former footballer who is currently the head coach of the UConn Huskies men's soccer team.[1][2]
Career
College
Gbandi played
Professional
Gbandi was drafted with the first overall pick of the
2007 was another good year for Gbandi, he made 21 appearances and scored a spectacular goal against Real Salt Lake.[4]
On February 8, 2008, he completed a transfer to Norwegian club FK Haugesund,[5] where he spent the next two seasons, scoring 5 goals in 37 appearances for the team.
Gbandi returned to the United States in 2010 when he signed with
International
It was speculated that Gbandi might cap for the United States national team, but in 2004 he accepted an offer from the Liberian national team to compete in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, making him ineligible for the US squad.
Coaching
Gbandi served as an assistant at UConn,
Personal
Gbandi's brother, Sandy Gbandi, is also a former professional footballer.
References
- ^ "CHRIS GBANDI TABBED AS NORTHEASTERN MEN'S SOCCER HEAD COACH". Northeastern Huskies. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "UConn Hires Chris Gbandi as New Men's Soccer Coach". The UConn Blog. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Gbandis bond in Hoops camp". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Gbandi headed to Norway". YouTube. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "FC Dallas – Best Goals 2007". Yahoo! Sports. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2016.[permanent dead link]