Friday, March 4, 2011

FC Tampa Bay Signs McManus To 2011 Deal With Option Year

FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League announced the signing Friday of defensive midfielder Tony McManus to a 2011 deal with a club option for the 2012 season.

McManus played 51 games in the last two seasons for the Portland Timbers in the USL First Division (2009) and the USSF Division 2 Pro League (2010), and was part of the team that won the 2009 USL-1 championship after having a record 24-game unbeaten streak.

Before going to Portland, he played three seasons (2005-08) for the USL-1's Atlanta Silverbacks, scoring seven goals and three assists in 156 games. He also led the team to the 2007 USL-1 championship game.

McManus played collegiately at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where he was a First Team All-Conference USA and College Soccer Times All-American and a C-USA Defender Of The Year.

He was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the 2004 Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

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