Andy Iro

Andy Iro

Infobox Football biography
playername = Andy Iro


fullname = Andrew Iro
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|11|26
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=5
position = Defender
currentclub = Columbus Crew
clubnumber = 6
youthyears = 2004–2007
youthclubs = UC Santa Barbara
years = 2008–
clubs = Columbus Crew
caps(goals) = 015 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate =

Andrew "Andy" Iro (born November 26, 1984) is an English football defender. Born in Liverpool, Iro currently plays for MLS side Columbus Crew, having previously played in the NCAA Division I for college side UC Santa Barbara.

Iro began his career playing for youth side Kingsley United in England as well as attending St. Edward's School for high school where he played as a forward and midfielder.

He then moved to California to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara on a soccer scholarship. At UCSB, he was coached by Tim Vom Steeg and was played as a central defender and occasionally on the left side of the defense. He was immediately an integral part of the 2004 UCSB team as they marched, unseeded, to the 2004 Division I Men's College Cup in Carson, California, where his side lost in penalties to Indiana University.

His disappointment was not long last though as Iro and the UCSB Gauchos were crowned champions of Division I college soccer by beating the Bruins from the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006 Division I Men's College Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. This marked UCSB's first ever national championship in soccer and only second overall.

2008 marked the beginning of Iro's professional career. Straight out of UCSB, he was drafted by the Columbus Crew with the 6th overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. [ [http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2008/search.jsp SuperDraft 2008] from MLSnet.com, Posted 18 January 2008.] His debut came against Toronto FC on 29 March 2008 in the Crew's season opener as an 89th minute substitution.

Career honours

UC Santa Barbara
*Winner
**2006 Division I Men's College Cup

*Runner-up
**2004 Division I Men's College Cup

Personal
*2006 First Team All-American (College Soccer News)
*2006 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player
*2006 Big West Defensive Player of the Year
*2004 Big West Defensive Player of the Year
*2004 Freshman All-American (Soccer America)
*2004 First Team All-American (College Soccer News)
*2004 College Cup All-Tournament
*2004 Big West Freshman of the Year

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

External links

* [http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/iro_andy00.html Andy Iro UCSB Bio] from UCSBGauchos.com
* [http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=iro_a&event=superdraft&year=2008 Andy Iro SuperDraft Bio] from MLSnet.com


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