1. David Testo was born on August 7,1981 and is an American retired soccer player who, after his playing career ended in 2011, became the first male American professional player of that sport to come out as gay.
17 Facts About David Testo
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David Testo began his career with the Richmond Kickers, and played for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact before he was released by the Impact in 2011.
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David Testo played collegiately for South Carolina and North Carolina.
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David Testo was named to the All-ACC second team both his seasons at UNC, after scoring 11 goals and six assists as a junior, and seven goals and nine assists as a senior.
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David Testo signed with the Richmond Kickers, with whom he made an immediate impact, playing in 28 games and scoring six goals.
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David Testo was named Newcomer of the Year and was second in team scoring behind Joey Gjertsen while playing both as a striker and in his preferred midfield positions equally well.
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Vancouver's second goal in this game was a result of David Testo's pass to Gjertsen who one-timed it to a charging Tony Donatelli; Tony held on for an interminable two seconds before powering it home to the back of the net.
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David Testo earned an assist on the final goal with a pass to Matondo who scored easily to end all doubt.
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David Testo started celebrating by running into the stands to hug his mother who had come up from North Carolina to join a small but vocal contingent of Whitecaps supporters.
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David Testo was traded to the Montreal Impact on July 26,2007, along with Joey Gjertsen for Alen Marcina, and Ze Roberto.
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David Testo recorded his first goal for Montreal on August 1,2007, against Carolina Railhawks.
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David Testo helped the Impact qualify for the first time for the CONCACAF Champions League by winning the Canadian Championship.
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David Testo recorded his first playoff goal in the quarterfinal match against Charleston Battery.
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On October 6,2009, David Testo received the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy, presented to the Impact's Most Valuable Player during the team's 2009 awards banquet.
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On November 30,2009, David Testo signed a new two-year deal with the club.
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David Testo became the first American professional soccer player to come out as gay.
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David Testo is a member of the advisory board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.