25 Facts About Mauro Biello

Mauro Biello was born on August 8,1972 and is a Canadian professional soccer assistant coach and former player who was the interim head coach of the Canada men's national team.

Mauro Biello played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower division clubs, namely Montreal Supra, Buffalo Blizzard, Rochester Raging Rhinos, and Toronto Thunderhawks.

Mauro Biello spent a total of 16 seasons with the second division Montreal Impact, for whom he is the all-time statistical leader in goals and appearances, with over 80 goals and over 300 games for the team.

Mauro Biello began his professional soccer career in 1992 when he was drafted by the Montreal Supra.

Mauro Biello helped the Impact capture the League Championship for the first time in 1994, but Mauro Biello played a small part in capturing the Championship.

In 1997, Mauro Biello helped the Impact win the regular-season title by scoring 8 goals and recording 10 assists.

Mauro Biello was awarded the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy as the Impact's Team MVP.

Consequently, Mauro Biello played both indoor and outdoor seasons with Montreal.

Mauro Biello helped the Rhinos win the US Open Cup for the very first time and helped reach the championship game, which Rochester lost to the Minnesota Thunder.

In 2000, Mauro Biello returned to the Impact, but the Impact didn't qualify for the playoffs that season.

In 2001, Impact coach Valerio Gazzola chose Mauro Biello to be the captain of the Montreal Impact.

In 2004, Mauro Biello led the Impact to win the club's second league championship, beating the Seattle Sounders.

Mauro Biello was the Impact's leading scorer in 2005, following a production of nine goals and three assists for a total of 21 points.

Mauro Biello was a finalist for League MVP honors, losing to Jason Jordan, and for the fourth time in his career he was awarded the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy.

Mauro Biello helped the Impact capture the Voyageurs Cup for a fourth straight year.

On December 7,2005, Mauro Biello signed a two-year deal with the Impact.

Mauro Biello helped the Impact reach the finals where Montreal would face the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, this marking the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs.

Once the season came to a conclusion Mauro Biello announced his retirement from competitive soccer on November 19,2009.

Mauro Biello played in two of Canada's three games at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland.

Mauro Biello made his senior debut for the Canada national team on May 28,1995, in a match against Chile.

Mauro Biello earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals.

Mauro Biello's final international was a January 2000 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.

Mauro Biello guided the team to the Eastern Conference semi-finals where they were eliminated by Columbus Crew.

Mauro Biello had the interim tag removed after guiding the Impact into the playoffs.

Mauro Biello's sons are soccer players; Gabriele played in the academy of Montreal Impact and is currently in the roster of the Soccer team of Dawson College ; and Alessandro plays for HFX Wanderers.