Davy Arnaud
![]() Arnaud playing for D.C. United | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | June 22, 1980 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nederland, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Austin FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1999–2001 | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2002–2011 | Sporting Kansas City[a] | 240 | (43) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 |
Montreal Impact | 57 | (5) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | D.C. United | 54 | (2) | |||||||||||
Total | 351 | (50) | ||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | United States | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2016 | D.C. United (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 |
Houston Dynamo (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2019 |
Houston Dynamo (interim) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Austin FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 13, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 26, 2009 |
Davy Arnaud (
Career
College
Arnaud played
Professional
After his junior year, Arnaud turned professional, and was drafted 50th overall in the
Arnaud remained a starter for the club for the next several years. Before the 2010 season, Arnaud was named the team's new captain by coach Peter Vermes. During the 2011 season injuries limited his play but he still remained a key player for the club helping Sporting to a first place Eastern Conference finish during the regular season.
On November 28, 2011, Arnaud was traded to new expansion team
On December 10, 2013, Arnaud was traded to D.C. United in exchange for an international roster slot.[3]
On March 3, 2016, Arnaud officially announced his retirement. In his professional career he played 351 games, scored 50 goals, and recorded 46 assists.[4]
Coaching
Upon retirement from playing, Arnaud immediately joined the D.C. United's coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Arnaud joined the Houston Dynamo in late 2016 as an assistant coach, joining Wilmer Cabrera back in his native Texas.[5] Upon Cabrera's departure from the club after a 9–13–3 start to the 2019 season, Arnaud was elevated to the role of interim head coach.[6] Arnaud went 3–5–1 in the interim role before Tab Ramos was named permanent head coach.[7]
On July 13, 2020, Arnaud was named assistant coach for Austin FC, joining Josh Wolff's staff for the expansion club's inaugural campaign.[1]
International
Arnaud made his first appearance for the United States national team as a late substitute during the U.S.'s 4–2 friendly defeat against Brazil on September 9, 2007, at Soldier Field in Chicago. He scored his first international goal on July 11, 2009, against Haiti in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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01. | July 11, 2009 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honors
Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City
Kansas City Wizards
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2004
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2004
Sporting Kansas City
Montreal Impact
Notes
- ^ Formerly known as Kansas City Wizards through 2010.
References
- ^ a b DAVY ARNAUD NAMED AUSTIN FC ASSISTANT COACH, Experienced MLS coach and former MLS and U.S. Men’s National Team player joins Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff’s Staff
- ^ "Sinovic returns to Sporting KC | Sporting Kansas City". Archived from the original on December 3, 2011.
- ^ "DC United send international roster spot to Montreal Impact for veteran midfielder Davy Arnaud | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Davy Arnaud". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Davy Arnaud accepts coaching position with Houston Dynamo | DC United".
- ^ "MLS lifer Davy Arnaud ready to take reins for Houston Dynamo | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ "BREAKING: Tab Ramos named the head coach of the Houston Dynamo". October 24, 2019.
External links
- Davy Arnaud at Major League Soccer
- Davy Arnaud at National-Football-Teams.com