- Don D'Ambra
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Don D'Ambra Personal information Date of birth May 5, 1972 Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Forward Youth career 1990-1994 Saint Joseph's University Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994-1995 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 79 (71) 1995 Chicago Stingers 1996-2007 Philadelphia Kixx (indoor) 436 (385) National team 2003-2007 U.S. Futsal Teams managed 2002-2010 Philadelphia Kixx (indoor) 2010- Saint Joseph's University * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Don D'Ambra (born May 5, 1972 in Philadelphia) is a retired American soccer forward who currently coaches the Saint Joseph's University men's soccer team.
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Player
Youth
D'Ambra graduated from North Catholic High School. He then attended Saint Joseph's University, playing soccer there from 1990 to 1994. He scored 41 goals and 102 points during his career, setting school records in both categories. He additionally holds school records for goals in a season with 15, and points in a season with 38. He is the only player from Saint Joseph's ever to be named Atlantic 10 player of the year.
Professional
He began his professional career with the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League in 1994. He was a 1994-1995 All Rookie forward.[1] In 1995, D'Ambra spent the outdoor season with the Chicago Stingers of the USISL.[2] In 1995, he left the Wave for the Philadelphia KiXX' inaugural season. From 1996 to 2002, he was solely a player for the Kixx, but from 2002–2010, he assumed a head coaching role as well. He currently holds all time club records for games played (436), points (1020), goals (380), and game winning goals (42). He has reached the 100 point plateau three different seasons, including a career high in 1997-1998.
Futsal
In 2003, D'Ambra joined the United States national futsal team and continued to play for it through the 2008 Pan American Games.[3]
Coach
On October 24, 2002, he was appointed interim head coach of the Philadelphia Kixx from the Major Indoor Soccer League. On December 3, he was officially named the club's third head coach, succeeding Omid Namazi. From 2002 to 2010, he served as a player-coach for the squad, amassing a club record 111 wins. He led the 2007 squad to an MISL championship. On April 15, 2010, he was named head men's soccer coach at Saint Joseph's University.
References
External links
- http://www.sjuhawks.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dambra_don00.html
- http://www.kixxonline.com/team/frontoffice/?staff_id=11#
Current head men's soccer coaches of the Atlantic 10 Conference Jeremy Gunn (Charlotte) • Dennis Currier (Dayton){ • Jake Ouimet (Duquesne) • Jim McElderry (Fordham) • George Lidster (George Washington) • Pat Farrell (LaSalle) • John O'Connor (Rhode Island) • Clint Peay (Richmond) • Mel Mahler (St. Bonaventure) • Don D'Ambra (Saint Joseph's) • Dan Donigan (Saint Louis) • Dave MacWilliams (Temple) • Sam Koch (UMass) • Andy Fleming (Xavier)
Categories:- 1972 births
- American futsal players
- American soccer coaches
- American soccer players
- Chicago Stingers players
- Milwaukee Wave players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Philadelphia KiXX players
- Saint Joseph's Hawks men's soccer coaches
- Living people
- USISL players
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