Armstrong alum sparks historic triumph with St. Paul Central
Robbinsdale Armstrong alum Mohammed Gubara made history last week, overseeing St. Paul Central’s return to the top levels of the boys soccer state tournament, playing in the semifinals and eventually securing third place honors in Class AAA. Born in the United States but largely raised in his family’s homeland of Sudan, Gubara eventually made a new home in Minnesota and went on to attend Armstrong. Graduating high school in 2018, Gubara was a major presence on the varsity boys soccer team under then-head coach Marcus Anthony. The two eventually became co-workers, with Gubara taking up an assistant coaching role at Armstrong. The two departed Armstrong boys soccer after the conclusion of the 2023 season. While Anthony, who graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper, went on to take up the men’s head coaching job at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Gubara aimed for a bigger role in high school sports, filling the head coach vacancy of St. Paul Central’s boys soccer program after building his resume both at Armstrong and as youth coach in the club game at Park Valley United, where he also played and won a state championship, and Boreal FC, where he is now boys technical director. Central project Arriving at a
