Davy Arnaud
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Davy Arnaud (Template:IPAc-en; born June 22, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former player. During his professional career, he played for Sporting Kansas City, Montreal Impact, and D.C. United, and served on the coaching staff of D.C. United and Houston Dynamo. Arnaud also made seven appearances for the United States national team, scoring one goal.<ref name=PDF>DAVY ARNAUD NAMED AUSTIN FC ASSISTANT COACH, Experienced MLS coach and former MLS and U.S. Men’s National Team player joins Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff’s Staff</ref> He is currently an assistant coach at Austin FC.
Career
College
Arnaud played college soccer at West Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001, finishing his career with 31 goals and 11 assists. In his junior year he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, becoming a Division II NCAA All-American, the first from his school.
Professional
After his junior year, Arnaud turned professional, and was drafted 50th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He hardly played at all his first year, registering only 43 minutes in three games. Although his second year began much the same, Arnaud began to get significant time as the year progressed, and finished the year having played in 18 games, and scored three goals. Although his performance in 2003 boded well for his 2004 season, Arnaud exceeded everybody's expectations. After Preki and Igor Simutenkov went down with long-term injuries before the beginning of the season, Arnaud was given a starting role in the Wizards' offense next to Josh Wolff. Arnaud proved he deserved the opportunity from the outset, and went on to start all 30 of Kansas City's games, scoring nine goals and eight assists while leading the club to first place in the Western Conference.
Arnaud remained a starter for the club for the next several years. Before the 2010 season, Arnaud was named the team's new captain by coach Peter Vermes. During the 2011 season injuries limited his play but he still remained a key player for the club helping Sporting to a first place Eastern Conference finish during the regular season.
On November 28, 2011, Arnaud was traded to new expansion team Montreal Impact for defender Seth Sinovic and allocation money.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was named captain of the Montreal Impact for the team's first season in Major League Soccer. On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in MLS in the 56th minute by heading a cross from Sanna Nyassi into the top right corner against Chicago Fire keeper Paolo Tornaghi.
On December 10, 2013, Arnaud was traded to D.C. United in exchange for an international roster slot.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 3, 2016, Arnaud officially announced his retirement. In his professional career he played 351 games, scored 50 goals, and recorded 46 assists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Coaching
Upon retirement from playing, Arnaud immediately joined the D.C. United's coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Arnaud joined the Houston Dynamo in late 2016 as an assistant coach, joining Wilmer Cabrera back in his native Texas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Upon Cabrera's departure from the club after a 9–13–3 start to the 2019 season, Arnaud was elevated to the role of interim head coach.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arnaud went 3–5–1 in the interim role before Tab Ramos was named permanent head coach.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On July 13, 2020, Arnaud was named assistant coach for Austin FC, joining Josh Wolff's staff for the expansion club's inaugural campaign.<ref name=PDF/>
International
Arnaud made his first appearance for the United States national team as a late substitute during the U.S.'s 4–2 friendly defeat against Brazil on September 9, 2007, at Soldier Field in Chicago. He scored his first international goal on July 11, 2009, against Haiti in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 01. | July 11, 2009 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honors
Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City
Kansas City Wizards
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2004
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2004
Sporting Kansas City
Montreal Impact
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Nederland, Texas
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Sporting Kansas City players
- CF Montréal players
- D.C. United players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Soccer players from Texas
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- Major League Soccer head coaches
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- D.C. United non-playing staff
- Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff
- Men's association football midfielders
- Houston Dynamo FC head coaches
- American soccer coaches
- Austin FC non-playing staff