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Andy Iro
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Iro
Date of birth	26 November 1984 (age 24)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Columbus Crew
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2007	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 27 October 2009 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).;

Andrew "Andy" Iro (born 26 November 1984, in Liverpool) is an English footballer who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and college

Iro began his career playing for youth side Kingsley United in England as well as attending St. Edward's College for high school where he played as a forward and midfielder. He moved to California to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara on a soccer scholarship in 2004. 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.

[edit] Professional

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.^[1] His debut came against Toronto FC on 29 March 2008 in the Crew's season opener as an 89th minute substitution. He was part of a successful season for the Crew, as they won both the MLS Supporters Shield and MLS Cup 2008.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (2): 2008, 2009

[edit] UC Santa Barbara

Division I Men's College Cup (1): 2006

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ SuperDraft 2008 from MLSnet.com, Posted 18 January 2008.

[edit] External links

[0] SuperDraft 2008 from MLSnet.com, Posted 18 January 2008.

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