Ryan Roushandel

{{short description|American soccer player and coach (born 1985)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryan Roushandel | image = | caption = | fullname = Ryan Massoud Roushandel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|11}} | birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States | height = {{convert|1.90|m|abbr=on}} | position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[San Antonio FC]] (assistant) | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2004–2005 | college1 = [[Clemson Tigers men's soccer|Clemson Tigers]] | collegeyears2 = 2006–2008 | college2 = [[UCF Knights men's soccer|UCF Knights]] | collegecaps2 = 53 | collegegoals2 = 13 | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = [[Atlanta Blackhawks]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = [[Brujas F.C.|Brujas FC]] | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = [[Sevilla FC Puerto Rico]] | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = [[Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves]] | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = [[Austin Aztex]] | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2016–2018 | clubs7 = [[San Antonio FC]] | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2016 | clubs8 = → [[Wilmington Hammerheads]] (loan) | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = [[San Antonio FC]] | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2012 | managerclubs1 = [[UCF Knights men's soccer|UCF Knights]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs2 = [[Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2019– | managerclubs3 = [[San Antonio FC]] (assistant) | club-update = 02:30, 15 September 2019 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Ryan Massoud Roushandel''' (born November 11, 1985) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player and coach.

==Youth career== Roushandel started his collegiate career at [[Clemson University]], going all the way to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament as a redshirt freshman. After two years at Clemson, Roushandel opted to use his final three years of eligibility at the [[University of Central Florida]].<ref name="atlantasilverbacksfc1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140426045438/http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/ah2vdwzuc9nq1q29g4b5zr72t#.U_S2Y8VdXzw ]</ref>

==Club career== After stints in Costa Rica with [[Brujas F.C.|Brujas FC]] and Puerto Rico with [[Sevilla FC Puerto Rico]], Roushandel returned to the US, where he coached with [[UCF Knights]] and [[Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gopetrels.com/sports/msoc/coaches/Roushandel_Ryan|title = Oglethorpe}}</ref>

Roushandel signed with [[NASL (2010)|NASL]] club [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] in 2014.<ref name="atlantasilverbacksfc1"/>

On May 5, 2016, Roushandel signed for [[San Antonio FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/645396?referrer_id=2442824|title=San Antonio Fc Signs Defender Ryan Roushandel|date=5 May 2016}}</ref> He joined [[Wilmington Hammerheads]] on a one-game loan on July 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20160730/quick-goals-put-comeback-out-of-hammers-reach|title = Quick goals put comeback out of Hammers' reach}}</ref>

Roushandel retired in 2019, in order to join San Antonio FC's coaching staff.<ref>https://redblack90.com/2019/03/06/after-some-big-offseason-changes-safc-ready-to-get-back-on-track-in-2019/ {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref>

However, Roushandel came out of retirement on September 14, 2019, playing thirty minutes of a 3–1 win over [[OKC Energy FC|Oklahoma City Energy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/15/united-states/mls-reserve-league/san-antonio/okc-energy/2951170/|title = San Antonio vs. OKC Energy - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/team/roster/player/uuid/ubkz48xtnmpp13awnhyqlvh85/ryan-roushandel Silverbacks player profile]

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