Almir Barbosa

Almir Barbosa
Personal information
Full name	Almir Barbosa
Date of birth	June 2, 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Fidjus Terra, Alianca CV, Clube Tabanka
2000–2003	USC Spartanburg Rifles
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 8, 2010

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Almir Barbosa (born June 2, 1980) is a Cape Verdean footballer.

Career

College and amateur

Born in Cape Verde, Barbosa spent his early childhood in Portugal, before moving to Quincy, Massachusetts, in the United States aged 15. He played for the Massachusetts-based Cape Verdean ethnic Fidjus Terra, Alianca CV, and Clube Tabanka,^[1] and played college soccer at the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, where he was a National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association All-American in 2000 and received All-Conference honors in 2003.

Professional

Barbosa turned professional in 2004 and began his career in the USL Second Division, then moved to Sweden, playing for Kristianstads FF, before returning to the United States when he signed for the New Hampshire Phantoms in the USL Second Division in 2006. Barbosa was named to the USL Division 2 All-League First Team and tied for second in the league in scoring with 10 goals in his debut season with the Phantoms.

Barbosa moved to the Harrisburg City Islanders in 2008 making 16 appearances, following the Phantoms' relegation to the USL Premier Development League,^[2] and spent one year in Pennsylvania before signing for the Western Mass Pioneers in 2009. He played 19 games and scored 9 goals for the Pioneers in USL-2 in 2009. Barbosa was named to the USL Division 2 All-League Team but was released at the end of the year when the Pioneers also self-relegated to the PDL. Barbosa also had the honor of being selected as one of USL's Division 2 players of the decade.

Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Barbosa returned to play for the New Hampshire Phantoms in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.^[3]

References

↑ Clube Tabanka Teams up with Cabo Verde Children Project
↑ Harrisburg Welcomes Barbosa
↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-05-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

External links

Pioneers bio^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Clube Tabanka Teams up with Cabo Verde Children Project

[2] Harrisburg Welcomes Barbosa

[3] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-05-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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