Denison Cabral
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Denison Cabral is a soccer midfielder. He most recently played for the Baltimore Blast
indoor soccer
team, during the 2009-10 season.
Cabral was playing futsal
in his native Brazil when recruited by a Brazilian agent to do so in the U.S as an 18/19 year old. Misrepresented by the agent, he nevertheless played futsal in Florida when a tryout for Continental Indoor Soccer League
outfit Washington Warthogs
came along and he made the club. From there he was recruited by the USISL's Baltimore Bays
to play outdoor soccer, which he did for the summers of 1995 and 1996.
Considered to be the face of the franchise (a billboard on the 1st Mariner Arena
shows him on a team advertisement), Cabral is the all-time leading point scorer in Baltimore’s franchise history with 709 points.
In 2006, Cabral became the coach for the boys' varsity soccer team at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, Maryland
. Also in 2006, Denison started the Denison Cabral Futsal Academy currently located at the MD Sportsplex in Millersville, MD.
In May 2006, he became a naturalized American citizen.
Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
team, during the 2009-10 season.
Cabral was playing futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
in his native Brazil when recruited by a Brazilian agent to do so in the U.S as an 18/19 year old. Misrepresented by the agent, he nevertheless played futsal in Florida when a tryout for Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
outfit Washington Warthogs
Washington Warthogs
The Washington Warthogs were a professional indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1994-1997. They played their home games in the US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, an arena they shared with the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.The Warthogs featured the...
came along and he made the club. From there he was recruited by the USISL's Baltimore Bays
Baltimore Bays (USISL)
-USISL:The third Baltimore Bays were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the USISL. They became the Eastern Shore Sharks in 1998 when they moved to Salisbury, Maryland.-Year-by-year:...
to play outdoor soccer, which he did for the summers of 1995 and 1996.
Considered to be the face of the franchise (a billboard on the 1st Mariner Arena
1st Mariner Arena
1st Mariner Arena is an arena located in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2003, it was renamed by 1st Mariner Bank, which purchased naming rights to the arena for 10 years. It was reported that 1st Mariner Bank will need to pay the city $75,000 for the next ten years to keep the naming rights to the complex...
shows him on a team advertisement), Cabral is the all-time leading point scorer in Baltimore’s franchise history with 709 points.
In 2006, Cabral became the coach for the boys' varsity soccer team at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Also in 2006, Denison started the Denison Cabral Futsal Academy currently located at the MD Sportsplex in Millersville, MD.
In May 2006, he became a naturalized American citizen.