Steve Armas
Personal information
Full name	Anibal Armas
Date of birth	March 2, 1977 (1977-03-02) (age 32)
Place of birth	Germantown, Maryland, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1995-1998	University of Maryland
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005	Maryland Mania Raleigh Capital Express Columbus Crew Atlanta Silverbacks Minnesota Thunder Cincinnati Riverhawks Carolina Dynamo Pittsburgh Riverhounds Carolina Dynamo	04 (0) 04 (0) 03 (0) 17 (5) 12 (0)
National team
1993	U.S. U-17
Teams managed
2004-2005 2004-2005 2006-	Carolina Dynamo (assistant) Greensboro College (assistant) Campbell University (assistant)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Anibal “Steve” Armas (born March 2, 1977 in Montgomery County, Maryland) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent one season in Major League Soccer and several seasons in the United Soccer Leagues. He was a member of the United States U-17 men's national soccer team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship and is currently an assistant coach at Campbell University.

[edit] Player

[edit] Youth

Armas grew up in Maryland where he was an NSCAA and Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player at the Bullis School. He is a member of the Bullis School’s Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1] Armas attended the University of Maryland, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He scored 11 goals and added 17 during his four seasons as a Terrapin. He left school before finishing his degree, but returned and graduated in 2003 with a bachelors degree in Spanish Language and Literature.

[edit] Professional

In 1999, Armas signed for the Maryland Mania in the USL A-League. He began the 2000 season with the Raleigh Capital Express, playing four games, but in June 2000, the Columbus Crew signed Armas as a Discovery Player.^[2] He played four regular season games with the Crew.^[3] He also played on 2000 Open Cup game for the Crew, coming on for John DeBrito in the 66th minute.^[4] The crew waived him at the end of the season. In January 2001, the Tampa Bay Mutiny claimed Armas off waivers, but released him before the season.^[5] In 2001, John Dugan, who had coached the Express in 2000, became the new head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks. He promptly signed Armas.^[6] On June 12, 2001, half way through the season, the Silverbacks traded Armas to the Minnesota Thunder in a three-way trade which sent Andrew Restrepo from the Rochester Rhinos to Atlanta and Stoian Mladenov to the Rhinos from Minnesota.^[7] In 2002, Armas played three games with the Cincinnati Riverhawks.^[8] In 2003, he played seventeen games for the Carolina Dynamo, scoring five goals and adding 16 assists as the Dynamo took the league title. Armas was selected as a first team All Star.^[9] He then moved to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the 2004 USL Second Division season and was back with Carolina for the 2005 season.

[edit] National team

In 1993, Armas was a member of the U.S. U-17 national team which went to the second round of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Armas played all four U.S. games in the tournament.^[10]

[edit] Coach

In 2004, Armas became an assistant coach with the Carolina Dynamo. That fall he added to his responsibilities when he became an assistant coach at Greensboro College. Armas was hired as an assistant coach by Campbell University in July 2006.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Campbell University coaching profile