Beto Navarro
American soccer player
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Alberto "Beto" Navarro (born March 25, 1989) is an American soccer player. He currently serves on the coaching staff for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Delano, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Fresno Fuego | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Cal FC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 36 | (1) |
| 2014 | FC Edmonton | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Orange County Blues | 23 | (0) |
| 2016 | Jacksonville Armada | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Orange County SC | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Fresno FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | California United Strikers | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | California United Strikers (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 14, 2021 | |||
Career
In 2012, Navarro was a part of Cal FC's improbable U.S. Open Cup run that saw them defeat the USL's Wilmington Hammerheads and Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers before falling to Seattle Sounders FC in the fourth round. Navarro followed coach Eric Wynalda to Atlanta to join the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks soon after.
Navarro returned to his native California for the 2015 USL season, joining the Orange County Blues.
On December 17, 2015, Navarro re-joined the NASL by signing a contract with Jacksonville Armada FC.[2]
On August 13, 2019, Navarro signed with California United Strikers FC ahead of its inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.[3]
Honors
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC
- Spring Season Champions: 2013
- Orange County Blues FC
- USL Team of the Week: 2015 Week 22[4]
- Western Conference Regular Season Champions: 2015
- California United Strikers FC
- West Coast Conference Champions: 2019
