2011 Atlanta Silverbacks season
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| 2011 season | |||
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| Owners | Boris Jerkunica John Latham | ||
| Head coach | José Manuel Abundis | ||
| Stadium | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | ||
| NASL | 8th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Denied entry | ||
| Top goalscorer | Matt Horth (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,543 vs. MIN (Apr 9, 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,328 vs. CAR (June 25, 2011) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,866[1] | ||
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The 2011 Atlanta Silverback season was the club's fifteenth year of existence, and their first year in the North American Soccer League (NASL). It's the team's first year back after a two-year hiatus from competitive play.[2]
On January 25, the Silverbacks announced their full schedule in the NASL. The Silverbacks will host each NASL opponent twice over the course of the season.[3]
On March 8, the Silverbacks announced three preseason games against Southern Polytechnic State University, Georgia State University and Clayton State University.[4] All three games resulted in a scoreless tie.[5]
The 2011 season marked the Silverbacks return to American soccer following a two-year hiatus, that did not see the organization field a senior men's team throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[6]
Review
The return season was arguably an abysmal campaign for the Silverbacks, as the club lost 20 of its 28 regular season matches, drawing and winning four matches apiece. During the regular season, the Silverbacks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with seven weeks left in the NASL regular season. José Manuel Abundis, then the head coach, was fired following the season replaced by then-assistant coach, Alex Pineda Chacón, whom played for the Silverbacks from 2003 to 2004. The announcement came on November 7, 2011.[7]
Club
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
José Manuel Abundis – Head Coach
Alex Pineda Chacón – Assistant Coach
José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach
Rodrigo Rios – Director of Soccer
Competitions
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  MEX |
Felipe Quintero | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  USA |
Tyler Ruthven | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Shane Moroney | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA |
Patrick Robertson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA |
Ciaran O'Brien | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Jordan Davis | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | USA |
Jose Parada | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  BIH |
Emsad Zahirovic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  HON |
Junior Sandoval | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | MF |  ARG |
Lucas Paulini | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | MF |  PUR |
Fernando González | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Willie Hunt | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | USA |
Nico Colaluca | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MEX |
Mario Pérez | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |  JPN |
Kohei Matsushita | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA |
Josh Casarona | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  LBR |
Moussa Toure | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA |
Matt Horth | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| 19 | MF |  SCO |
Grant Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  COL |
Cristian Quiñones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | USA |
Jimmy Maurer | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA |
Raphael Cox | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | USA |
Jon Cox | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  SUI |
Mattias Schnorf | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA |
Conor Chinn | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | USA |
Eric Ati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | MEX |
Paco Rueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Last updated: August 30, 2011
Clean sheets
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Clean sheets | Apps | Clean sheets | ||||
| 1 | GK | MEX |
Felipe Quintero | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | USA |
Jimmy Maurer | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Disciplinary record
| No. | Nat | Pos. | Player | Total | NASL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | |
GK | Felipe Quintero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | |
DF | Tyler Ruthven | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | |
DF | Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | |
MF | Ciaran O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | |
MF | Jordan Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | |
DF | Jose Parada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | |
MF | Lucas Paulini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | |
DF | Willie Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | |
DF | Mario Peréz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | |
DF | Kohei Matsushita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | |
DF | Josh Casarona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | |
MF | Moussa Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | |
FW | Matt Horth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | |
FW | Raphael Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | |
FW | Jon Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | |
DF | Mattias Schnorf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 30, 2011
Source: NASL
Only competitive matches.
