Rocket City United announced former US National Team player Desmond Armstrong as their technical director today at a press conference at the Madison City Hall in Madison, AL.
New Rocket City United Technical Director Desmond Armstrong
Armstrong, who earned 81 caps for the US National Team, appeared in all three matches during the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He was also named to the 1988 US Olympic team that competed in Seoul. He played for the Cleveland Force and Baltimore Blast in the MISL and several outdoor clubs including the Maryland Bays and Santos FC of Brazil.
After his playing days were over, Armstrong was named head coach of NAIA’s Montreat College in North Carolina. Armstrong holds a USSF “A” coaching license and is a founder of Heroes FC a nationally recognized youth club.
Armstrong will guide Rocket City United after a very successful 2009 season in which they won the Southeast Region of the NPSL with a 5-2-1 league record (8-6-2 overall) and appeared in the NPSL semifinals in Madison, WI.
Rocket City United President Andy Zorovich reminded everyone at the press conference that RCU will play host the NPSL Championships at the end of July. “This year the championship for out league will be held here. It’s going to be a great opportunity… Hopefully, we’ll be playing in that final game on July 31st. That’s the goal that we’ll have for the team.” Zorovich then introduced Armstrong to address the media.
New RCU TD Desmond Armstrong Addresses the Media from Ryan Harbaugh on Vimeo.
In addition to introducing Armstrong, RCU also announced that they will be playing their home matches and the NPSL Final Four at the Madison City Schools Stadium, a 5,000 seat capacity stadium built in 2003.
