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Ramiro Canovas

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Ramiro Canovas
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center back
Youth career
2000–2004 Mercer Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Melchester Wings
2008–2013 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2014

Ramiro Canovas (born August 6, 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a center back for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canovas started his career in the United States with the Mercer University Bears before joining the Melchester Wings in the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League.[1] He then joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, then known as Atlanta FC, of the National Premier Soccer League.[1] Canovas scored the club's first ever goal in 2008.[1] He then went on to captain the Silverbacks Reserves from 2010 to 2012.[1]

Atlanta Silverbacks

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On March 2, 2014, it was announced that Canovas had signed his first professional contract at age 32 with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.[1] He then made his professional debut with the side on May 17, 2014, against the Carolina RailHawks. He came on as a 6th-minute substitute for Edgar Espinoza as the Silverbacks lost 2–0.[2]

Career statistics

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As of November 23, 2014[3]
Club Season League League Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlanta Silverbacks 2014 NASL 18 0 3 0 21 0
Career total 18 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ATLANTA SOCCER VETERAN CANOVAS SIGNS". Atlanta Silverbacks Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Carolina RailHawks vs Atlanta Silverbacks 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ Ramiro Canovas at Soccerway
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