Career

College

Armas is of Puerto Rican descent. He attended Adelphi University from 1990-1993, amassing 17 goals and 15 assists over the four years, and was named an NCAA Division I First Team All-American his senior year.

Professional

After graduation, Armas spent 1994 and 1995 playing for the USISL's Long Island Rough Riders, being selected as a USISL All-Star. In 1995, the Rough Riders defeated the Minnesota Thunder in the USISL's Pro League Championship. Besides Armas, the 1995 Rough Riders also included such future MLS standouts like Tony Meola, Giovanni Savarese and Jim Rooney.

In 1996, Armas was drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft, and played a significant role in their first and second seasons. Chicago Fire acquired Armas in a trade for their inaugural 1998 campaign. It was with the 1998 Chicago Fire team that Armas emerged as an exceptional player, helping them win their first (and only) MLS Championship that year. Between 1998 and 2001, Armas was named to the MLS Best XI four consecutive times, his streak only being broken by an ACL injury that kept him out of much of the 2002 campaign; Armas was named to his fifth Best XI after the 2003 MLS season, in addition to being named the MLS Comeback Player of the Year. He was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2000. In ten years in MLS, he totaled 11 goals and 41 assists, plus added four goals and four assists in the playoffs.

On April 19, 2007, Armas announced that the 2007 MLS season with the Chicago Fire would be his last, as he decided to retire. His retirement was made official on November 13, 2007, after spending 12 years in MLS.

International

Armas played for Puerto Rico in the 1993 Caribbean Cup. The competition was not then recognized by FIFA and so his five matches were classed as friendlies. He was therefore later allowed to switch his allegiance to the United States, for whom he made his debut November 6, 1998 against Australia. He went on to register 66 caps. Unfortunately for Armas, he did not break into the squad until soon after the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and his ACL injury came just before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, so he was never able to play for the United States in the world's most prestigious soccer competition. He was named as a standby player for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and did not feature in the final squad.

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result†	Competition	Goal
1998
1	6 November	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California	Australia	0-0	International Friendly
1999
2	24 January	Ramon Tahuchi Aguilera Stadium, Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Bolivia	0-0	International Friendly
3	6 February	Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville	Germany	3-0	International Friendly
4	21 February	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Chile	2-1	International Friendly
5	11 March	Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California	Guatemala	3-1	1999 U.S. Cup
6	13 March	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California	Mexico	1-2	1999 U.S. Cup
7	13 June	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Argentina	1-0	International Friendly
8	17 November	Harti Stadium, Marakkech, Morocco	Morocco	1-2	International Friendly
2000
9	16 January	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Iran	1-1	International Friendly	1-1
10	29 January	Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile	Chile	2-1	International Friendly
11	12 February	The Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida	Haiti	3-0	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12	16 February	The Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida	Peru	1-0	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13	19 February	The Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida	Colombia	2-2 (1-2 PK)	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup	2-1
14	12 March	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama	Tunisia	4-1	International Friendly
15	26 April	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Russia	0-2	International Friendly
16	3 June	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.	South Africa	4-0	2000 U.S. Cup
17	11 June	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey	Mexico	3-0	2000 U.S. Cup
18	16 July	Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango, Guatemala	Guatemala	1-1	2002 World Cup qualification
19	23 July	Saprissa Stadium, San Jose, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1-2	2002 World Cup qualification
20	16 August	Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Barbados	7-0	2002 World Cup qualification
21	11 October	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbis, Ohio	Costa Rica	0-0	2002 World Cup qualification
22	15 November	National Stadium, Waterford, Barbados	Barbados	4-0	2002 World Cup qualification
2001
23	27 January	Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California	China PR	2-1	International Friendly
24	3 February	The Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida	Colombia	0-1	International Friendly
25	28 February	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Mexico	2-0	2002 World Cup qualification
26	3 March	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Brazil	1-2	International Friendly
27	28 March	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	2-1	2002 World Cup qualification
28	25 April	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri	Costa Rica	1-0	2002 World Cup qualification
29	16 June	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	0-0	2002 World Cup qualification
30	20 June	Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Trinidad and Tobago	2-0	2002 World Cup qualification
31	1 July	Estadio Ateca, Mexico City	Mexico	0-1	2002 World Cup qualification
32	1 September	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Honduras	2-3	2002 World Cup qualification
33	5 September	Saprissa Stadium, San Jose, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	0-2	2002 World Cup qualification
34	7 October	Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Jamaica	2-0	2002 World Cup qualification
35	9 December	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Korea Republic	South Korea	0-1	International Friendly
2002
36	19 January	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	South Korea	2-1	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
37	21 January	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Cuba	1-0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
38	27 January	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	El Salvador	4-0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
39	2 February	The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California	Canada	0-0 4-2 PK	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
40	13 February	Stadio Cibali, Catania, Italy	Italy	0-1	International Friendly
41	2 March	SAFECO Field, Seattle, Washington	Honduras	4-0	International Friendly
42	10 March	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama	Ecuador	4-0	International Friendly
43	27 March	Osteestadion, Rostock, Germany	Germany	2-4	International Friendly
44	17 April	Landsdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1-2	International Friendly
45	12 May	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Uruguay	2-1	International Friendly
2003
46	8 May	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas	Mexico	0-0	International Friendly
47	8 June	Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia	New Zealand	2-1	International Friendly
48	19 June	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Etienne, France	Turkey	1-2	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
49	21 June	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	Brazil	0-1	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
50	23 June	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	Cameroon	0-0	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
2004
51	18 January	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California	Denmark	1-1	International Friendly
52	18 February	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	0-1	International Friendly
53	13 March	The Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida	Haiti	1-1	International Friendly
54	28 April	The Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas	Mexico	1-0	International Friendly
55	2 June	Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Honduras	4-0	International Friendly
56	13 June	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Grenada	3-0	2006 World Cup qualification
57	20 June	National Stadium, St. Georges, Grenada	Grenada	3-2	2006 World Cup qualification
58	18 August	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1-1	2006 World Cup qualification
2005
59	7 July	Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington	Cuba	4-1	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
60	9 July	Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington	Canada	2-0	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
61	12 July	Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Costa Rica	0-0	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
62	16 July	Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	Jamaica	3-1	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
63	21 July	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey	Honduras	2-1	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
64	24 July	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey	Panama	0-0 (3-1 PK)	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
65	17 August	Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut	Trinidad and Tobago	1-0	2006 World Cup qualification
66	3 September	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Trinidad and Tobago	1-0	2006 World Cup qualification

Personal

Armas and his wife, Justine, have two sons, named Christopher and Aleksei. Armas currently serves as an assistant coach for the New York Red Bulls. Armas formerly served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Fire in 2008, and was the head women's soccer coach at Adelphi University between 2011 and 2015. He also taught physical education at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York, the high school from which he graduated.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
1996	Los Angeles Galaxy	Major League Soccer	22	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	28	3
1997			28	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	3
1998	Chicago Fire		31	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	39	1
1999			22	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	1
2000			16	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	25	0
2001			21	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	28	1
2002			4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2003			25	2	4	1	4	1	0	0	33	4
2004			21	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
2005			22	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	2
2006			27	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	1
2007			25	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	28	0
Total	USA		264	12	14	1	37	4	0	0	315	17
Career total			264	12	14	1	37	4	0	0	315	17

Honors

United States

• CONCACAF Gold Cup (2): 2002, 2005
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year (1): 2000

Chicago Fire

• MLS Cup (1): 1998
• MLS Supporters Shield (1): 2003
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (4): 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006
• MLS Best XI (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
• MLS All-Star (6): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
• MLS Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2003
• Chicago Fire MVP (1): 2003

[ Source: Wikipedia ]