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Dallas Burn Acquires Defender Cory Gibbs

February 5, 2004 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


DALLAS - The Dallas Burn announced today that the team has acquired defender Cory Gibbs. Gibbs, 24, has spent the last three years with St. Pauli of the regional Bundesliga.

"We're very excited to have Cory on board," said Burn Head Coach Colin Clarke. "I spoke to a lot of people regarding Cory before we consummated the deal and I heard nothing but good things about him both on and off the field. I talked to (US Men's National Team Head Coach) Bruce Arena who spoke very highly of him and regards him to be one of the best young American central defenders. He's got a great future ahead of him and we're looking for him to be the mainstay of our defense for years to come."

Gibbs joined St. Pauli in 2001 and became the youngest American to play a full 90 minutes in the Bundesliga and his goal vs. F.C. Cologne on November 24, 2001 made him the youngest American to score a goal in the Bundesliga. From 2001-04, Gibbs appeared in 65 career matches with St. Pauli.

Gibbs has seven caps with the US National Team, making his debut as a substitute in the Confederations Cup tune-up vs. New Zealand on June 8, 2003. Gibbs was also a member of the starting eleven for both matches against Brazil in 2003.

"I'm excited not only to be joining the Burn but to be coming back to America," said Gibbs. "I had a great experience in Germany but I felt that playing in MLS and playing with the Burn was a great situation for me. I'm just excited about the overall situation. My assets are my strength defensively and ball distribution and I'm just going to come in here and help the team in any way that I can. Whatever the coach asks of me, that's what I'm here to do."

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