Carlos Parra

Carlos Parra
Personnel
birthday	3rd February 1977
place of birth	West Haven , Connecticut ,  USA
size	185 cm
position	Defender and midfielder
Juniors
Years	station
	SC Baltimore Stars
	Hamden Hall Country Day School
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1997-1998	New York / New Jersey MetroStars	6 (0)
1998	→  MLS Pro 40  (loan)	12 (1)
1998-1999	Miami Fusion	25 (0)
1999-2000	New England Revolution	26 (1)
2000	→  MLS Pro 40  (loan)	3 (0)
2000	→  Connecticut Wolves  (loan)	2 (0)
2001	Rochester Rhinos	2 (0)
2001-2003	Atlanta Silverbacks	63 (9)
2003	Minnesota Thunder	2 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
	USA-U-18
1997	USA U-20	14 (1)
1998-2000	USA U-23	9 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2002-2005	Atlanta Fire United
2005-2013	Weston FC
2013-2015	Atlanta Fire United
2015–	Weston FC
1 Only league games are given.

Carlos Parra (born February 3, 1977 in West Haven , Connecticut ) is a retired American football player in the position of defender and midfielder .

He was the first football player on the than today Generation Adidas known joint venture between the highest North American Soccer League, the Major League Soccer , and the Football Association of the United States, the United States Soccer Federation , was killed in a MLS franchise contract. After he ended his active career at an early age, he began a career as a youth football coach.

Career

Career start at home

Carlos Parra was born on February 3, 1977 in the coastal city of West Haven in the US state of Connecticut, grew up around New Haven and attended Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden a little further north . Here he was already very successful as a soccer player and was voted High School All-American twice by Parade magazine . In addition, Parra was also used for the SC Baltimore Stars youth club and was no less successful with it. When he was a child, Parra of Colombian descent played street football in his parents' homeland, where he spent many summers . In 1997 he was the first football player on the day as Generation Adidas known joint venture between the highest North American Soccer League, the Major League Soccer , and the Football Association of the United States, the United States Soccer Federation , in an MLS franchise contract came.

First appearances in Major League Soccer

After he was signed on March 1, 1997 by the joint venture then known as MLS Project 40 , he subsequently joined the MLS New York / New Jersey MetroStars franchise , now known as the New York Red Bulls . He declined, among other things, an offer from the University of Maryland, College Park , where he could have played for their men's soccer team on a sports scholarship. Subsequently, Carlos Parra, who had already served for the U-18 national team of his home country during his high school years, made his debut in Major League Soccer. In the game against the San José Earthquakes on March 22, 1997, when he was in the 0-0 draw over the full length of the game, at 20 years and 48 days he was the youngest player in the young history of New York / New Jersey MetroStars. By the end of the 1997 game year , when the franchise ranked fifth in the final ranking of the Eastern Conference , Parra had made four league appearances and a total of 273 minutes. In addition, he was used in a game of the US Open Cup 1997 over the full playing time and was only defeated with the team in the semifinals when they failed against league rivals Dallas Burn only in extra time.

Despite youth international appearances, only loan players in the second division

In 1997 he completed a number of international matches for the United States' U-20 national team (including two games at the 1997 Junior World Cup in Malaysia ) and a year later he was captain of the US U-23 team with the Among other things, he played an international tour in the summer of 1998, during which he competed against four English clubs, among others. Initially already rarely used under Carlos Alberto Parreira , a big reason for this being his time in the U-20 national squad, he was rarely used under his assistant coach, who took over the coaching post after Parreira was fired, and was instead awarded to the MLS Pro 40 joint venture . This had established its own team in the then US-American second division, in which Parra was used from then on. By the end of the year, the 1.85 m tall defender had made twelve league appearances and one goal, was captain of the team and ranked with the team in fifth place in the final ranking of the Pacific Division of the USISL A-League. Thus, the team not only failed to qualify for the play-offs at the end of the season, but was also not represented in the 1998 US Open Cup . With his regular team, which is now running under the sole name MetroStars , he was used in only two championship games and achieved a total of 50 minutes. In the final table, the MetroStars took third place in the Eastern Conference .

Switch to Miami Fusion

He then moved on June 5, 1998 in exchange for Ramiro Corrales to league competitor Miami Fusion , where he then came to a breakthrough. This breakthrough then lasted less than a year and a half, although this time can already be regarded as his most successful in the highest North American football league. Here he was used in 16 championship games in the 1998 game year , of which he was on the lawn from the start in every single one. Here he remained goalless himself, but contributed two assists for his teammates. The first assist he succeeded on July 15, 1998 in a 3-2 victory over the San José Earthquakes. Under the former Argentine international Carlos Córdoba , he brought it in the final ranking of the 1998 game year to fourth place in the Eastern Conference . He had another two missions in the two conference semifinals at the end of the season. In the following season , Carlos Parra made nine league appearances under Brazilian Ivo Wortmann , seven of which he started from the start. Again even without scoring, he managed an assist in the course of the game year. As fifth in the Eastern Conference , Miami Fusion was just eliminated from DC United in the subsequent Conference semifinals . Before that, Carlos Parra was given up by the MLS franchise from Fort Lauderdale on June 4, 1999, exactly one year to the day after his commitment, and passed on to league rivals New England Revolution . In return, Miami Fusion received striker Tony Kuhn, who had hardly any match practice, and a second-round pick in the MLS SuperDraft 2000 .

Time at New England Revolution

Under the 58-time Italian international Walter Zenga , he was used in 12 league games in the 1999 season, of which he was used in four from the start. That year he also scored his only goal in his entire MLS career in a 4-1 home loss to Tampa Bay Mutiny on July 31, 1999. In the final standings it was enough with the Revs only for a sixth place in the Eastern Conference , behind his former team Miami Fusion. In the course of the game year 2000 he was used by the 61-time US international and later Hall of Famer Fernando Clavijo in 14 championship games, but only in four of them from the start. Here Parra was again without a goal and contributed no assists. Furthermore, he brought it to a full game play in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 2000 , when the franchise was eliminated in the first game, the second round encounter against the amateur team Mid Michigan Bucks , with 0: 1 from the current tournament. In order to collect playing minutes in parallel to his MLS playing time, he was awarded twice during the 2000 game year. His first loan took him back to the MLS Pro 40 team , where he made three league appearances. His second loan brought him to the Connecticut Wolves , another team in the second-rate A-League, in which he played in two championship games. With New England Revolution he ranked second in the 2000 final in the Eastern Division , one of now three divisions alongside the Central Division and the Western Division . In the final MLS Cup playoffs , the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Until 2000, Parra was active for the US U-23 national team and helped it to participate in the soccer tournament of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , but was ultimately replaced by the previously named squad who should take part in the finals in Australia , painted.

Further career in the USL A-League

On March 19, 2001, those in charge of the New England Revolution announced the departure of Parras. Carlos Parra, who was mainly used as a midfielder at this time, left the club with his midfielder Imad Baba , who made his national team debut last year, in exchange for striker Matt Okoh and defender Alan Woods , as well as a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft , for league rivals Colorado Rapids . Subsequently, however, only Imad Baba was equipped with a contract with the MLS franchise; Parra went away empty-handed and then tried his luck in the then A-League, which was regarded as second-rate. He was subsequently hired by the Rochester Rhinos , where he only played two league games before he left the team again in June after joining the Atlanta Silverbacks on June 11, 2001 , who were in the same league at the time were active, changed. He was part of a deal in which three teams were involved. Other parts of this deal included the transfer of Steve Armas from the Silverbacks to Minnesota Thunder and the transfer of Stoian Mladenov from Thunder to the Rhinos. Subsequently, Atlanta in the US state of Georgia became the center of his life and with the Atlanta Silverbacks he celebrated his most successful and most active time of his active football career. In the Central Conference , one of then three parallel seasons of the A-League, he only reached sixth place in the final standings with the Silverbacks in 2001 and thus did not make it into the season-closing play-offs with the team. Nevertheless, the team was allowed to participate in the first round, but retired there early against San Diego FC .

In the following game year 2002 he reached with the team in the final table third place in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference , one of now four seasons of the A-League running simultaneously. As a year before, he was largely a regular player and, like the year before, was successful several times as a goalscorer and not infrequently as an assistant. In the following play-offs but the team retired again in the first round, this time against the same division operating Richmond Kickers out of the current play-offs. After more than two seasons in the A-League and a record of 63 championship games, as well as nine goals, Carlos Parra changed the team again at the beginning of 2003 and for the last time. A small success during his time with the Atlanta Silverbacks was, among other things, the entry of his team into the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 2002 , when he with the team after a second round victory over Memphis Express only in the extension of the third round game against the MLS -Franchise Dallas Burn was eliminated from the current tournament. On February 10, 2003, the media reported about Parra's move to Minnesota Thunder , but it didn't last long. After only two league appearances in the 2003 game year, the 26-year-old, who completed unsuccessful trial training sessions at AC Milan and AFC Sunderland early in his career , ended his career as a professional footballer and concentrated above all on his work as a youth football coach, which he did during his Time with the Atlanta Silverbacks.

Young talent after retirement

In 2002 he was already a coach at the Atlanta Fire United youth football club , an elite clubs national league club (ECNL), and subsequently worked for this youth program until 2005. He did his other youth work at the youth program Weston FC in South Florida , where he was, like at Atlanta Fire United , mainly used as a coach in the girls' area. After joining Weston FC as a full-time coach in 2005 and one of the club's first full-time employees, Parra was promoted to technical director of the youth club in 2008. He also acted as director of all coaches working in the club and was also director of the Weston FC team of the affiliated US Soccer Development Academy . In 2013 he returned to Atlanta Fire United , where he was employed for another two years, before he returned to southern Florida . Here, the owner of a USSF A License , a National Youth License , and an NSCAA Director of Coaching License was hired as head of the girls' training program in 2015 and is currently still in this position (as of September 2016). Carlos Parra is also a member of the Scouting Group of the US Football Association and a licensed trainer of the Coerver method , a special training method for children and youth football. Furthermore, the father of a son acts as a technical advisor to the US Soccer Development Academy, a national soccer league already mentioned, which is considered the highest league in US youth soccer.

Web links

• Carlos Parra on metrofanatic.com (English)
• Carlos Parra in the MLSSoccer.com database
• Carlos Parra in the database of FIFA (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Parra Takes Fast Lane To Mls Job , accessed September 2, 2016
2. ↑ ^{a b c} MLS: MetroStars trade Parra for Miami's Corrales (English), accessed on September 2, 2016
3. ^ ^{A b} Offense Gets Boost By Adding Welton , accessed on September 5, 2016
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} New England Revolution Fact & Record Book (2016) (PDF; English), accessed on September 5, 2016
5. ↑ Note: The article from Sun-Sentinel says something about the MLS College Draft 2000 , which, however, subsequently no longer existed and was replaced by the MLS SuperDraft 2000 .
6. ↑ ^{a b} Minnesota Thunder Weekly Update - Parra Finally Makes it to Thunder ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed September 5, 2016  
7. ↑ Sports briefs , accessed on September 5, 2016
8. ↑ RAPIDS WIN LOTTERY AND EARN RIGHTS TO GREEK-AMERICAN KARTES - Rapids Also Waive Lee, Lukin, Trout, Carroll, And Parra ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed September 5, 2016  
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Thunder Acquires Midfield Star from Atlanta, Trades Mladenov ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed September 5, 2016  
10. ↑ ^{a b c} Carlos Parra at Atlanta Fire United ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed September 5, 2016 
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Carlos Parra returns to Weston FC ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed September 5, 2016