With all the homegrown talent the Colorado Rapids have brought through Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in recent years, many forget that Collen Warner was a bit of a wayward native. Warner finally find his way back to Denver and is enjoying Colorado’s stellar 2021 season in his old stomping grounds.
After leaving the state to play at the University of Portland, Warner’s professional journey took over 10 years through MLS and Europe before bringing himself back to family and friends where it all started. “Not everybody gets to do that for sure,” Warner tells Burgundy Wave of his return to Colorado in 2020.