Carlos Llamosa was born on June 30,1969 and is a former professional soccer player who played as a defender.
22 Facts About Carlos Llamosa
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Carlos Llamosa is currently the head coach of USL Championship club San Antonio FC.
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In 1991, Carlos Llamosa emigrated to the United States to join the rest of his family, which was at the time living in Queens, New York City.
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Carlos Llamosa found a job at the World Trade Center, where he was working during the terrorist attack in 1993.
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In 1995, Carlos Llamosa reignited his professional career, playing a season with the New York Centaurs of the A-League.
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Carlos Llamosa was picked up by DC United in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft, and soon earned a starting spot on the team, finishing the season with 20 starts in 25 games played, while helping the team to a second consecutive MLS Cup.
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Carlos Llamosa remained a fixture in 1998, starting every game that he played in.
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On October 23,1998, Carlos Llamosa was naturalized as a US citizen, and earned his first cap on November 6 against Australia, just two weeks after becoming a US citizen.
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Carlos Llamosa would go on to play in 29 games for the United States, including the 1999 Confederations Cup and 2002 World Cup Qualifiers.
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Carlos Llamosa made two substitute appearances during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Carlos Llamosa remained with DC for the 1999 season, again starting every game he played, including the 1999 MLS Cup, where he helped United to their third championship.
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Carlos Llamosa again was a fixture for United in 2000, starting 20 games and playing 1974 minutes.
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Carlos Llamosa continued his solid play with the Fusion, organizing the defense of one of league's best-ever offensive teams, making 20 starts and playing 1827 minutes.
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Carlos Llamosa missed all of the 2004 season after injuring his ACL during preseason.
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In 2006, Carlos Llamosa came back to the league, signing with Chivas USA.
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Carlos Llamosa was waived by Chivas USA at the end of the 2007 season.
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Carlos Llamosa first joined the coaching ranks in 2010 as an assistant coach for Chivas USA.
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Carlos Llamosa spent three seasons with the club before joining the New York Cosmos as an assistant coach on February 7,2013.
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Carlos Llamosa was part of the Cosmos coaching staff for the team's return to professional soccer after 28 years dormant.
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Carlos Llamosa helped guide the Cosmos to an undefeated record at home and the 2013 North American Soccer League Fall Season title with an overall record of 31 points from 14 games.
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Carlos Llamosa is currently joined by fellow assistant coaches Alecko Eskandarian and fellow Colombian Guillermo "Memo" Valencia on the Cosmos' coaching staff working under head coach Giovanni Savarese.
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In December 2024, Carlos Llamosa was named head coach for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.