Kirk Urso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American professional soccer player
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1990
Place of Birth: Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 05-Aug-2012
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Kirk Urso
- Kirk Jon Urso (March 6, 1990 – August 5, 2012) was an American professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
- A product of Glenbard East High School and the IMG Soccer Academy, Urso played four years of college soccer at North Carolina.
- He helped the Tar Heels win three Atlantic Coast Conference titles, reach four consecutive College Cups, and claim a national championship in 2011.
- Upon his graduation, Urso's 91 appearances for North Carolina were the most in program history. Urso appeared during the collegiate offseason with Carolina Dynamo and Chicago Fire Premier.
- He was selected by Columbus Crew in the first round of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and went on to appear in six matches for the Crew.
- At international level, Urso appeared for the United States at under-17 and under-20 level after coming up through various boys' national teams.
- He appeared for the U17s at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and was with the U20s at the 2008 Milk Cup. Urso died at the Grant Medical Center on August 5, 2012 from arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
- The student section at North Carolina's UNC Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium is named after Urso, and both the Tar Heels and Crew give out the annual Kirk Urso Heart Award in his honor.
- The Kirk Urso Memorial Fund was also created in his memory, to advance research and programming on congenital heart defects.
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