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{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Michael Dellorusso
| image                = Michael-Dello-Russo.jpg
| image_size           = 175px
| fullname             = Michael James Dellorusso
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1983|8|22}}
| birth_place          = [[White Plains, New York]], United States
| height               = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position             = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub          = 
| clubnumber           = 
| collegeyears1        = 2001–2005
| college1             = [[Maryland Terrapins]]
| years1               = 2003–2004
| clubs1               = [[Chesapeake Dragons]]
| caps1                = 3
| goals1               = 0
| years2               = 2006–2009
| clubs2               = [[FC Dallas]]
| caps2                = 11
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 2006
| clubs3               = → [[Minnesota Thunder]] (loan)
| caps3                = 3
| goals3               = 0
| years4               = 2009
| clubs4               = [[Austin Aztex FC|Austin Aztex]] 
| caps4                = 7
| goals4               = 0
| years5               = 2009–2010
| clubs5               = [[Baltimore Blast]] (indoor)
| caps5                = 0
| goals5               = 0
| nationalyears1       = 
| nationalteam1        = 
| nationalcaps1 =  | nationalgoals1 =  
| medaltemplates       =
|  manageryears1 =   2010–2013
|  managerclubs1 =   [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|University of Maryland]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 =  2014–2015
| managerclubs2 = [[Arizona United SC]]
| manageryears3 =  2016
| managerclubs3 = [[Rio Grande Valley FC Toros|Rio Grande Valley Toros]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 =  2017–2019
| managerclubs4 = [[Houston Dynamo]] (assistant)
| pcupdate             = November 6, 2009
| ntupdate             = 
}}

'''Michael Dellorusso''' (born August 22, 1983, in [[White Plains, New York]]) is an American former professional [[soccer]] player.

==Career==

===College===
Dellorusso grew up in [[Columbia, Maryland]], attended [[Wilde Lake High School]], and played college soccer at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] from 2001 to 2005.  He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20.  He was named team captain in his junior and senior seasons.

During his college years he also played in the [[USL Premier Development League]] for [[Chesapeake Dragons]].

===Professional===
Dellorusso was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the [[2006 MLS SuperDraft]] by [[FC Dallas]]. He spent part of his first season on loan with [[Minnesota Thunder]] of the [[USL First Division]].  In 2007, his second year with the team, Dellorusso made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007, against the [[Kansas City Wizards]] in a 2–0 loss.  He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season.  During the 2008 MLS season, Dellorusso was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007, replacing retired defender [[Alex Yi]].  He made eight regular season appearances with [[FC Dallas]], starting one game on September 4, 2008, against the [[Colorado Rapids]] in a 1–0 loss.

Dellorusso was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for [[Austin Aztex FC|Austin Aztex]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191006005506/http://www.austinaztex.com/news/headlines/index.html%3Farticle_id%3D169 Aztex add former FC Dallas defender Michael Dello-Russo to squad]}}</ref> He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3925825 Austin Announces Release Of 14 Players From The 2009 Squad]</ref>

In November 2009 Dellorusso signed to play professional indoor soccer for [[Baltimore Blast]] in the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2009)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

===Coaching===
Dellorusso was an assistant coach for the [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|University of Maryland men's soccer team]] from 2010 to 2013. He was named head coach of [[Arizona United SC]] on March 28, 2014.<ref name="NewCoach">{{cite web | url=http://odfcnews.com/2014/03/28/arizona-united-announces-head-coach/ | title=Arizona United SC announces head coach; owner explains hire | work=Odeen Domingo | publisher=ODFCnews.com | date=March 28, 2014 | accessdate=March 28, 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329232007/http://odfcnews.com/2014/03/28/arizona-united-announces-head-coach/ | archivedate=March 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> His record was 20 wins, 29 losses and 7 ties in two seasons. On September 25, 2015, Arizona United SC declined to renew his contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-declines-to-extend-head-coach-michael-dellorussos-contract/ |title=Arizona United SC Declines to Extend Head Coach Michael Dellorusso's Contract |publisher=Arizona United SC |date=September 25, 2015 |accessdate=September 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926020537/http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-declines-to-extend-head-coach-michael-dellorussos-contract/ |archivedate=September 26, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?player=dello-russo_m&playerId=del398395&team=t104 MLS player profile]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.baltimoreblast.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=22 Baltimore Blast bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120317010605/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dellorusso_michael00.html Maryland bio]

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[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
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[[Category:FC Dallas draft picks]]
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