Danbury United Over 30 Soccer Team

TEAM MANAGEMENT AND HISTORY

Current Management:

Manny Cipriano:  In charge since 1993 when the team joined the Ct. SASL League. He has both Managed and Coached the team to date.

Joe Farinha: Has been the assistant manager of the team since 2003. Since joining the team his influence and efforts has led to nothing but success for the team.

Team Honors:

·        2004 SASL Division 1 Champions

·        2004 CT Over 30 Cup Champions

The Early Years:

·        Team formed in the 80’s by Manny Touron and played out of Sherman. The team played in an over 30 league out of New York. The team was formed of players that came from numerous nationalities hence the name of Connecticut Internationals. The team was very successful and won many league championships.

·        In 1993 Manny Cipriano took over management of the team and moved it to the Shoreline Adult Soccer League of Connecticut for more of a challenge as the league had a reputation of many more quality teams. We started in second division that year and went undefeated in league play and our only loss came in the State Cup Final. We were promoted to the 1st division and have remained there to present year.

·        The team was moved to Danbury in 2001 when the Portuguese Cultural Center was built which included a beautiful new soccer field. Since our team was predominately Portuguese players the Portuguese Club had already approved our affiliation with their Club. We changed our name in 2001 to the Danbury Portuguese Cultural Center Internationals S.C.

·        In 2004, it was decided to have all soccer teams affiliated with the Club be called Danbury United. The name change turned out to be a great move as in 2004 we went out and won the 1st Division League Championship as well as the State Cup.

Managers over the years:

·        80’s to 1992         Manager : Manny Touron          Assistant Manager : Jose Moreira

·        1993 to 2003        Manager : Manny Cipriano        Assistant Manager : Jose Moreira

·        2003 to 2005        Manager : Manny Cipriano        Assistant Manager : Jose Farinha

SASL Team History