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| MAURO BIELLO | ASSISTANT COACH |
| Biographie / Biography |
| Mauro Biello became assistant coach for the Impact on November 19, 2009, following a 19-year career span in professional soccer, including 16 seasons in the Montreal uniform. Biello ends his career as the points leader in the history of the USL First Division (known as the A-League until 2004) with a total of 90 goals and 73 assists for 253 points in 429 career matches, including 344 as starter, for a total of 31,513 minutes played (regular season, playoffs and cup matches). In 389 matches and 28,076 career minutes played with Montreal, Biello compiled 77 goals and 67 assists, for 221 points (regular season, playoffs and cup matches). He ends his career ranked first in the club in games played, games started, minutes played, goals, assists, points, game-winning goals, as well as shots on goal. Drafted at 18 by the Montreal Supra, Biello made his debut with the Impact in 1993. He helped the Impact clinch three playoff championships (1994, 2004 and 2009), five regular season championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2006), the Canadian championship in 2008 and the US Open Cup with Rochester in 1999 (the Impact did not play that year). Biello won the Giuseppe Saputo Trophy awarded to the Impact team’s MVP four times (1997, 1998, 2001 and 2005). He was also selected on five occasions to the All-League First team and once in the All-League Second team. He was also the last active player to have been part of the inaugural edition of the Montreal Impact and was the team captain of the club since 2001. |
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