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| Full name | Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrés | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1956-01-23)January 23, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maldonado, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | February 8, 2019(2019-02-08) (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder /Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1979 | Atenas | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | New York Apollo/United | 66 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 65 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 187 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 46 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 136 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | United States | 61 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | United States futsal | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | St. Louis Storm | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Seattle SeaDogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Florida ThunderCats | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Nigeria(assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Project 40(assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | U.S. Futsal | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | MetroStars(assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | New England Revolution | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Haiti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Colorado Rapids | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Miami FC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrés (January 23, 1956 – February 8, 2019) was a Uruguayan-Americansoccerdefender and former head coach of theNew England Revolution andColorado Rapids ofMajor League Soccer. He played three seasons in theAmerican Soccer League, two in theNorth American Soccer League and ten in theMajor Indoor Soccer League. He earned 61caps with theUnited States men's national soccer team and eight with the U.S. nationalfutsal team. He later coached both indoor and outdoor teams as well as at the national team level with Nigeria and Haiti. He was a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame and is a 2014 inductee into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Clavijo began his professional playing career at the age of 16 with Uruguayan clubAtenas de San Carlos. He spent his six seasons with Atenas at forward. In 1979, Clavijo, at the age of 22, left Uruguay and with his wife moved to theUnited States taking a job at aNew Jersey restaurant. At this time, he started playing amateur soccer at an amateur club when some saw him playing and suggested him to try out for a professional club. After a successful trial, Clavijo signed withNew York Apollo of theAmerican Soccer League (ASL). The Apollo changed its name to the New York United between the 1979 and 1980 season. Clavijo then spent two seasons with the United. In 1983, he moved to theSan Jose Earthquakes of theNorth American Soccer League (NASL). In 1984, he was an NASL All-Star with the Earthquakes.[3][4][5]
Clavijo began his indoor soccer career, which rapidly eclipsed his outdoor career, in 1981 with theNew York Arrows ofMajor Indoor Soccer League. The move indoors also brought a change from forward to defender. In 1984, he moved to theSan Diego Sockers where he contributed to the Sockers winning three championships in his four years with the team.[5][4][3]
In 1987, Clavijo became an American citizen. On November 21, 1990, he debuted for theUnited States in a friendly match against theSoviet Union inPort of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago. He then became a key player for the American team, being part of the team that won the1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup and that represented the United States in their home soil at the1994 FIFA World Cup. Despite being 38 years old at the time (the oldest player on the American squad), Clavijo started three of the four matches the United States played in the tournament. Playing mostly as aleft-back, he was on the field in the 2-1 historic victory againstColombia and in the 1–0 defeat againstBrazil in theRound of 16. After the World Cup, Clavijo retired from professional soccer having represented the United States on 61 occasions in only five years of international career.[3]
In 1992, he had earned eightcaps, scoring two goals, for theUnited States national futsal team.[6][3][5] He was part of the team that finished second at the1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship.[3] In 1998, he also served as the head coach of theUnited States national futsal team.[7]
Clavijo's coaching career began in 1991 with theSt. Louis Storm where he was player-coach. In 1994, he became the head coach of theSeattle SeaDogs of theContinental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). In 1997, he was the CISL Coach of the Year. He then moved to theFlorida ThunderCats of theNational Professional Soccer League. He then assisted ex-U.S. coachBora Milutinovic with theNigerian national team at the1998 FIFA World Cup. He followed Bora to Major League Soccer as well, assisting him with theMetroStars in 1999, the worst season for any team in league history at the time. He left the club after the year, assuming head coaching duties with theNew England Revolution in December 1999.[8][2][9][10]
Clavijo brought theRevolution to their second-ever playoff berth his first year in charge. Under his management the franchise finished the2000 season with a .500 record, the best record in the franchise's history at that time.[11] In his second season in charge theRevolution finished mid-table, but advanced to the2001 U.S. Open Cup Final, losing away to theLos Angeles Galaxy (in Fullerton, CA.) by 1–2 in extra time.[12] Clavijo was fired midway through the 2002 season.[13]
On October 16, 2003, Clavijo became the head coach of theHaitian national team. He led them throughWorld Cup Qualifying, resigning his position after Haiti lost toJamaica.[14] On December 22, 2004, theColorado Rapids hired Clavijo as the team's head coach. Clavijo was inducted into the U.S.National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.[15][3] Coach Clavijo resigned from the Colorado Rapids on August 20, 2008, after a record in all competitions of 43 wins – 55 losses – 26 draws. Clavijo served as Technical Director for MLS clubFC Dallas from 2012 to 2019.[16][17]
Clavijo died on February 8, 2019, inFort Lauderdale, Florida, after five years with diagnosedmultiple myeloma.[18]
| Year[19][20] | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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| 1981/82 | New York | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1982/83 | New York | 43 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 |
| 1984/85 | San Diego | 39 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 1985/86 | San Diego | 47 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 13 |
| 1986/87 | San Diego | 50 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| 1987/88 | San Diego | 51 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 27 |
| 1988/89 | Los Angeles | 46 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 29 |
| 1989/90 | St. Louis | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 10 |
| 1990/91 | St. Louis | 47 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 18 |
| 1991/92 | St. Louis | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4 |
| TOTAL | MISL | 434 | 111 | 131 | 242 | 139 |
| Year[20] | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
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| 1983 | Golden Bay | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | Golden Bay | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL | NASL | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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