Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduardo Cebranco Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1991 | Sancti Spíritus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1998 | Sancti Spíritus | 123 | (75) |
1999 | Vancouver 86ers | 27 | (18) |
2000 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 24 | (6) |
2001 | Hershey Wildcats | 16 | (8) |
2002–2005 | Montreal Impact | 83 | (36) |
2006–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 54 | (21) |
2009–2011 | Montreal Impact (USL/NASL) | 64 | (15) |
2012 | Montreal Impact | 7 | (0) |
2013 | L'Assomption | 19 | (5) |
Total | 417 | (184) | |
National team‡ | |||
1996–1998 | Cuba | 24 | (16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 May 2009 |
Eduardo Sebrango (born 13 April 1973) is a retired Cuban footballer.
Sebrango started his career in Cuba with his hometown team, Sancti Spíritus where he played with the club for 14 seasons as both a youth and a senior player.
Sebrango immigrated from Cuba to Canada in 1998, and was subsequently signed by the Vancouver 86ers of the then A-League. He scored 18 goals and recorded 10 assists for Vancouver before being signed by Hershey Wildcats in 2001.
In 2002 Sebrango was signed by Montreal Impact, and in his first season he scored 18 goals in 28 games and was named to the USL First Division All-Star Team. In 2004 Sebrango helped the Impact lift the USL First Division championship trophy as the Impact defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-0 on 18 September. During the regular season, Sebrango contributed eight goals and three assists. In total Sebrango appeared in 83 games, notching 36 goals and six assists making him the second All-Time scorer for the club.
In 2006 Sebrango was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for Daniel Antoniuk. With the 'Caps he played an important playoff role where he scored a goal in 2-0 victory over the Miami FC. In the semi-final game he scored a memorable goal against his former team Montreal Impact which the Caps won 2-0. Unfortunately, Sebrango was ejected from the game after scoring his goal for excessive celebration for removing his shirt, and was suspended for the final. With Sebrango in the stands his team were able to win the USL First Division Championship beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0, his third title with three different teams.
In 2008 Sebrango led the Whitecaps in regular season scoring with 12 goals and three assists for 27 points in 29 matches. Sebrango also had two goals in three Nutrilite Canadian Championship games and two goals in five playoff matches. He played a significant role to help the Whitecaps win their second USL First Division championship in three years.