When the Earthquakes signed midfielder Anibal Godoy in the middle of last season, there were high hopes for success, both individually and with the team as a whole. Although fans were unfamiliar with the Panamanian, he was well known and scouted internally by general manager John Doyle and head coach Dominic Kinnear, who watched him play at various international competitions including each of the last three CONCACAF Gold Cups. While other high-prized acquisitions, such as Andrea Pirlo, Steven Gerrard, Kaka, Giovani dos Santos, Frank Lampard, etc., grabbed the attention of national and international media outlets, Godoy’s impact for his respective club has matched or exceeded all of them.
Anibal Godoy: Grabbing Wins, Not Headlines
