Kyle Martino Bio - Biography

Name Kyle Martino
Height 5 ft 10 in
Naionality American
Date of Birth 19-February-1981
Place of Birth Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Famous for Soccer Player
Kyle Martino is a retired American soccer player and currently a TV soccer color analyst. Kyle left UVA after his junior season, signing a Project-40 contract with MLS and entering the 2002 MLS Superdraft, where the Columbus Crew selected him eighth overall. Martino tallied 2 goals and 5 assists in 22 appearances and won the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, while running the Crew offense for much of the season.

His following season was something of a disappointment, as Martino failed to develop into the dominant offensive force that many had expected, although he maintained a spot in the Crew's starting lineup. His third season began like the second with Martino failing to stimulate the offense, but a move up to withdrawn forward saw a resurgence of his offensive abilities, and through the 2004 season Kyle led the Crew to the longest unbeaten streak in MLS history. Martino had a down year in 2005, not scoring a goal. In early 2006, Martino was dealt to the LA Galaxy in a four-player deal. He and John Wolyniec were traded for Joseph Ngwenya and Ned Grabavoy. Ironically, during the first 2006 match between the Crew and the Galaxy, before the trade, it was Martino who in the last few seconds scored the game's only goal, delivering a crushing defeat to his soon-to-be teammates. Martino played for the United States at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina.

He saw little playing time for the senior national team, getting his first cap on November 17, 2002 against El Salvador. He scored his only international goal against Panama on October 12, 2005 in a 2-0 World Cup qualifier USA victory. Martino is the color commentator for Major League Soccer telecasts for NBC Sports. Martino previously served as a color commentator for MLS on the ESPN family of networks in addition to providing commentary for Philadelphia Union matches during their inaugural 2010 season. He married Eva Amurri on October 29, 2011.