atlanta silverbacks

  • Release from Atlanta Silverbacks Media Relations: The Atlanta Silverbacks announced a major signing Tuesday, bringing a NASL Best XI player to first-year head coach Gary Smith’s team. Former Dutch youth international Hans Denissen, 30, joins Atlanta after spending 2014 with the New York Cosmos; he was a member of the San Antonio Scorpions before that,

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  • Release from Atlanta Silverbacks Media Relations: Just days after his 29th birthday, Sierra Leonean forward Shaka Bangura was announced by the Atlanta Silverbacks. Bangura appeared in six matches – starting five – with Atlanta in 2014. Bangura joins Jaime Chavez and Matt Horth to construct a three-headed strikeforce for 2015. “Shaka is a terrific addition

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  • Release from Atlanta Silverbacks Media Relations: With the 2015 NASL Spring Season kicking off in less than 60 days, the Atlanta Silverbacks have produced a preseason schedule featuring five fixtures. Atlanta and first-year head coach Gary Smith will prepare for regular season action with a team sheet studded with just five returning players from 2014.

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  • Release from the Atlanta Silverbacks Public Relations: Ghanaian-born Silverbacks midfielder Kwadwo Poku has finalized a contract with Major League Soccer expansion-side New York City FC. The Silverbacks agreed to the transfer for an undisclosed fee. “Atlanta will always be special to me; it was my first professional club,” Poku said. “My coaches, teammates and supporters

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  • Release from Atlanta Silverbacks: The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today that Gary Smith has been hired as the club’s head coach. Smith, who led Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids to the MLS Cup 2010 title as head coach, arrives with a background that also includes development, scouting, and coaching roles at clubs such as Arsenal FC,

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  • Release from Atlanta Silverbacks Media Relations: The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today the signing of forward Shaka Bangura. The Sierra Leone native, who grew up in Atlanta, most recently played with PS Barito Putera in the Indonesia Super League. He is available for immediate selection. A cousin of Silverbacks defender Abdul Bangura, Shaka attended North Clayton

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