:Mandi Urbas

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

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|fullname = Hermann Urbas{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mandi-urbas|title=Mandi Urbas | MLSsoccer.com}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|18|df=y}}

|birth_place = Munich, West Germany

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

|position = Midfielder

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|youthclubs1 = Bayern Munich

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|youthclubs2 = 1860 Munich

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|youthclubs3 = SpVgg Unterhaching

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|clubs1 = SpVgg Unterhaching II

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|years2 = 2003

|clubs2 = Dallas Burn

|caps2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2004–2007

|clubs3 = SpVgg Unterhaching II

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Hermann "Mandi" Urbas (born 18 June 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Munich, Urbas began his career with Bayern Munich, moving to 1860 Munich at the age of 9.{{Cite web|url=https://www.merkur.de/sport/mehr-sport/urbas-amerika-eine-lehrreiche-zeit-187372.html|title=Urbas: Amerika war eine lehrreiche Zeit|date=13 August 2004|website=merkur.de}} He then signed for SpVgg Unterhaching after getting in trouble with 1860 Munich's youth management. He played for the club's second team alongside American player Taylor Twellman, who helped him find an agent for a move to the United States, where he spent the 2003 season playing in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn,{{Cite web|url=http://nas.americakicks.com/archive/2003/msg15107.html|title=[nas] Mandi Urbas signs with Burn|date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207095122/http://nas.americakicks.com/archive/2003/msg15107.html|archive-date=7 February 2012}} making three appearances.{{Cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/players/1050/|title=SI.com - Soccer - MLS - Mandi Urbas|date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162041/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/players/1050/|archive-date=4 June 2011}} He left the club and returned to SpVgg Unterhaching II,{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hermann-urbas/|title=Hermann Urbas|website=worldfootball.net}} combining his football career with a job as a retail salesman.

Personal life

Urbas also holds American citizenship.

References