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Donovan Sebrango Father Eduardo Sebrango Is A Retired Cuban Footballer

 Eduardo Sebrango with the Montreal Impact, during a Canadian Championship game in May 2012, at the Olympic Stadium.
Eduardo Sebrango with the Montreal Impact, during a Canadian Championship game in May 2012, at the Olympic Stadium.( Source : radio-canada )

Donovan Sebrango father Eduardo Sebrango is a former Cuban football player who played as a forward. Donovan plays for Grand Rapids Griffins.

Donovan is an ice hockey player and was ranked 63rd in the overall category during the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Eduardo was born on April 13th, 1973. He started his career playing for Sancti Spiritus, his home hometown team. As a youth and senior player, he played for Sancti Spiritus for fourteen seasons. 

In 1988, Sebrango moved to Canada from Cuba. He would then later sign with Vancouver 86rs. While playing for Vancouver, he was successful in scoring eighteen goals and assisted for ten goals.

Donovan Sebrango Father Football Career

Donovan Sebrango father Eduardo Sebrango was named Cuban Player of the year in 1997 for his contributions.

Sebrango has played twenty-three games with the Cuban national team and scored thirteen goals. Before attending university, he studied in EIDE Lino Salabarría in Sancti Spiritus. His alma mater is Filial University, where he majored in physical education.

In 1998, Eduardo helped Cuba qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France. He later became a Canadian citizen after moving to Canada. Since he represented the Cuban national team before that, he didn't get to play for Canada's national team.

After his stint with the Vancouver 86ers, he signed with Hershey Wildcats in 2001. The following year in 2002, he signed with the Montreal Impact. During his first season, he scored eighteen goals in twenty-eight games in which he appeared. 

Eduardo's image captured by Martin Chamberland from La Presse in 2016.
Eduardo's image captured by Martin Chamberland from La Presse in 2016. ( Source : lapresse )

And after that, he was named to USL First Division All-Star Team. In 2004, he led Montreal Impact to win USL First Divison Championship. 

After suffering from a series of injuries, including a fracture in his right foot in 2005, his play time was limited. The following year in 2006, he was traded with Daniel Antoniuk to Vancouver. After he recovered from his foot injury, he played an essential part in the Whitecaps' playoff run to the USL-1 championship title. He managed to score against Montreal Impact during extra time in the semi-finals. 

In 2007, due to a foot injury, he had to miss twelve games during the regular season, but that didn't stop him from being the top goal scorer for the Whitecaps with seven goals. 
While in his fourth season in 2008 with Vancouver, he helped his team win another championship. By November 12, 2008, he was again signed with Montreal Impact for two years.

On his first game since his return to Montreal Impact in 2009, he scored 2-0 goals in favor of his club against a Mexican Club, Santos Laguna, on February 25. And by July 25, 2009, in Austin, he had reached 100 career games. 

By 2011, he had retired before the season, but he would later return the mid-season and join Montreal. Montreal Impact became the nineteenth team in Major League Soccer the following year, so he moved with the team. A year later, in November 2012, he announced his second retirement.

Donovan's Mother Kim Sebrango

Donovan was raised by a single mother Kim Sebrango. Donovan also has a sister named Gabby Sebrango. 

Gabby, Kim(left) and her mother during Rangers game in 2019.
Gabby, Kim(left) and her mother during Rangers game in 2019. ( Source : twitter )

Kim is originally from Ottawa, Ontario, and currently resides in Elmira, Ontario. She attended Gloucester High School. Her alma mater is Algonquin College. 

During 2003 and 2004, Kim served as an administrative manager in the Women's Soccer National Team with Coach Even Pellerud. When Canada's national team finished fourth at FIFA Women's World Cup USA in 2003, she worked as a team manager. Kim worked in administration when the team finished third at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament. 

As mentioned in her Twitter bio, Kim is a brain injury survivor. She had to become both mom and dad for Donovan when he was growing up.