Chris Armas has played and coached in the biggest leagues of professional soccer, but his love for the game began as a child in Brentwood, N.Y.—Ralph and Ray's hometown. In this episode, the Brentwood boys get together to talk about Chris's career and the transition from pro-player to coach.
Show Notes
Chris Armas has played and coached in the biggest leagues of professional soccer, but his love for the game began as a child in Brentwood, N.Y.—Ralph and Ray's hometown. In this episode, the Brentwood boys get together to talk about Chris's career and the transition from pro-player to coach.
Chris was named an NCAA Division II First Team All-American his senior year of college. At the pro level, he was named an USISL All-Star while playing for Long Island, winning the league championship. While he played for the Chicago Fire, the team won their first MLS Championship and he was named to the MLS Best XI four consecutive times. He later was an assistant coach for that team, Head women's soccer coach at Adelphi University, Head coach of the New York Red Bulls, Head coach of Toronto FC and assistant coach at Manchester United.
For the Love of the Game is hosted by Ralph Perez and Ray Reid and is a production of
Earfluence.
Photo of Chris Armas by Major League Soccer.
What is For the Love of the Game?
Legendary college soccer coaches Ralph Perez and Ray Reid have a combined 81 years of coaching college athletes, nearly 900 career wins, five national championships, and approximately 17,546 names in their contacts lists—and they're still in the game. On this podcast, they grab some of those names and talk what’s going on in the soccer world today.