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Andrei Gotsmanov
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Sergeevich Gotsmanov
Date of birth	May 6, 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	Minsk, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Minnesota Thunder
Number	25
Youth career
2004–2008	Creighton Bluejays
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Andrei Gotsmanov (born June 5, 1986 in Minsk) is a Belarusian-American soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Gotsmanov grew up in Eagan, Minnesota and played college soccer at Creighton University, with whom he earned the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Award and was named MVC Tournament MVP.^[1] Moreover, Gotsmanov was also awarded a first-team selection on the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Men's Division I All-America Team, as well as a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist.^[2]

[edit] Professional

Gotsmanov was drafted in the second round (24th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution^[3]. but, opted to finish college before turning pro.

After graduating Gotsmanov attempted to re-join Revolution, but was unsuccessful as the Revolution would have had to drop a player from their squad in order to sign him.^[1] As a result, Gotsmanov went on trial with Sweden's Mjällby AIF. Despite scoring twice in a friendly for Mjällby, he was not offered a contract.

Upon his return from Sweden, Gotsmanov played with the Nebraska-based amateur team 402 FC which qualified for the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; he scored in the team's 3-2 first round loss to Minnesota Thunder^[4], but impressed Thunder's coaches with his performance. He signed Thunder in July 2009, and made his debut for them on July 11, 2009, in a 3-0 win over Montreal Impact^[5].

[edit] Personal

Andrei is the son of former professional footballer Sergey Gotsmanov, a four-time Belarusian Footballer of the Year who played for the Soviet Union at the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship. He was born in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, but came to the United States with his family in 1996 when his father signed to play for Minnesota Thunder.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[ag2swmt-0] "Andrei Gotsmanov to Sign With Minnesota Thunder". 9 July 2009. http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/09/andrei-gotsmanov-to-sign-with-minnesota-thunder/.

[mlsag-1] "MLS Combine Special: Andrei Gotsmanov". Goal.com. 7 Jan 2009. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/01/08/1049672/mls-combine-special-andrei-gotsmanov.

[2] Creighton’s Andrei Gotsmanov Taken in the Second Round of 2009 MLS SuperDraft

[3] ttp://www.usopencup.com/firstround/337215.html

[4] ttp://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051884.html

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