Denison Cabral

Who is Denison Cabral?

Denison Cabral is a retired Brazilian-American soccer defender who played professionally in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and USISL. He played two games for the United States national futsal team at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Cabral began his career with Sadia F.A. and Palmeiras. In 1994, he moved to the United States to train and perhaps play with a local outdoor team. While in Florida, he saw an indoor game on television. He decided to attend a trial with the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League and gained a contract. Cabral went on to play four seasons with the Warthogs. In the fall of 1995, Cabral attended an open tryout with the Baltimore Bays of the USISL. He impressed the Bay’s coach, Kevin Healey, enough to gain a contract. Since the Warthogs played a summer indoor season and the Bays played from November through February, this allowed Cabral to move between the two teams without conflict. In his first season with the Bays, Cabral won the USISL indoor championship, scoring five goals in the final and gaining both regular season and playoff MVP awards.