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Inside MLS veteran Steven Beitashour’s successful career, doing ‘dirty work’ and how he ended up on the Rapids

Beitashour just wants to win and he’s done it in so many places

Steven Beitashour brought his hard-working, no-frills work ethic to the Colorado Rapids and essentially has picked up where he left off, in this his 13th MLS season—winning.

The San Jose CA native summed up his role over the past decade-plus for Burgundy Wave, saying, “you can’t have all these alphas scoring all your goals; you need the betas,” he said with a sheepish grin. “You need the guys to do your dirty work. I love it.”

‘Beita,’ as he’s known by many in the game, truly takes that role to heart and has enjoyed being that player-coach, and teammates appreciate it, but sometimes fans overlook until it’s too late.