14 Facts About Santino Quaranta

Santino Quaranta was born on October 14,1984 and is an American former professional soccer player.

Santino Quaranta did not play college soccer, and instead spent time with the US U-17 national team at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he achieved exceptional success.

Santino Quaranta was drafted eighth overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by DC United.

At 16 years, four months, Santino Quaranta surpassed fellow DC player Bobby Convey to become the youngest player in the history of Major League Soccer, a record which would subsequently be taken by another DC player, Freddy Adu.

Santino Quaranta immediately excelled in MLS, registering five goals and one assist in just 16 games during the 2001 season.

Unfortunately, in the subsequent three seasons, Santino Quaranta was beset by injuries, and struggled to live up to his early promise.

Santino Quaranta was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy from DC United for a partial allocation and a conditional draft pick on August 9,2006.

Santino Quaranta has claimed this is due to his salary being more than double his last MLS remuneration.

Santino Quaranta has played internationally for the Under-17 and Under-20 United States national soccer teams, but while he was dominant for the U-17's, he was not able to secure a starting place on the U-20's.

Santino Quaranta converted a penalty kick in the United States' shootout victory over Panama in the Gold Cup championship game.

In 2009, Santino Quaranta was named to the United States roster for that year's edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

On February 19,2014, Santino Quaranta took over from Steve Nichols as the head coach of the Baltimore Bohemians of the US Premier Development League.

Santino Quaranta is married and has two children: a daughter, Olivia Naomi Santino Quaranta and a son, Valentino.

Santino Quaranta now has a tattoo on his arm with the date that he became sober as a constant reminder of his past struggles.