1. Rob Valentino was born on December 21,1985 and is an American soccer coach and former soccer player, who was most recently the interim head coach at Major League Soccer side Atlanta United FC.
15 Facts About Rob Valentino
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Rob Valentino was recruited out of high school, and chose to attend the University of San Francisco.
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Rob Valentino was captain all four years at USF, where he was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year his sophomore season.
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Rob Valentino earned WCC Player of the Year honors his junior season.
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Rob Valentino was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.
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Rob Valentino made his full professional debut for Revolution on July 1,2008, in a US Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers, and was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Nico Colaluca on May 6,2009.
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Rob Valentino asked for and was released before the 2010 season to play for Tampa without ever making an MLS appearance.
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Rob Valentino signed with FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 League in 2010, but chose not to re-sign with the club at the end of the season.
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Rob Valentino became the captain for Orlando City following his debut season.
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Rob Valentino played for Orlando City for 5 years, but was not among the Orlando City players to make the move to MLS.
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Rob Valentino started in all 15 games for which he was fit.
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Rob Valentino missed a month of the season due to injury.
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Arizona announced that Rob Valentino would retire from playing on August 11,2015.
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On July 18,2021, Rob Valentino was named Atlanta United's interim head coach following the firing of previous head coach Gabriel Heinze.
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Rob Valentino was again named interim head coach on June 3,2024, after Atlanta parted ways with Pineda.