Tony Lecce

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Tony Lecce
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lecce
Date of birth (1945-01-01) January 1, 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1966 Toronto Italia
1967 Boston Tigers
1968 Toronto Falcons 28 (1)
1969 Rochester Lancers
1969 Toronto Italia
1970 Toronto Hungaria
1971–1973 Toronto Metros 39 (0)
International career
1968–1972 Canada 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony "Tony" Lecce (born January 1, 1945) is an Italian-born Canadian former soccer defender who earned nine caps with the Canadian national soccer team and played four seasons in the North American Soccer League.

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Career

Lecce played in 1964 with Toronto Italia in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League for three seasons. [1] Throughout his tenure with Italia he received the league's MVP award in 1965. [2] [3] In 1967, he played in the American Soccer League with Boston Tigers. [4] [5] He played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968 with Toronto Falcons. [6] In early 1969, he played with Rochester Lancers in the American Soccer League. [7] The remainder of the season he played in the National Soccer League with former club Toronto Italia. [8] The following season he played with league rivals Toronto Hungaria. [9] In 1971, he returned to the NASL to sign with Toronto Metros from 1971 through 1973. [10] [11]

International career

He played for Canada where he made his debut on October 6, 1968 against Bermuda in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. [12] He would make eight appearances for the national team. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Gillespie, Norman (October 21, 1965). "Chelsea May Play Here". Newspapers.com. The Gazette. p. 39. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "NASL-Tony Lecce". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Lecce". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Wayne (June 16, 1968). "Wolves play at Sun Valley Park". Newspapers.com. The Van Nuys News. p. 43. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ Loj, Alex (March 13, 1969). "2 Canadian Players ink Lancer Contracts". Newspapers.com. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 40. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim (May 2, 1969). "Veteran soccer league gets big chance". Toronto Daily Star. p. 23.
  9. ↑ "Crystal Palace wingers join Toronto Metros". The Globe and Mail . April 14, 1971. p. 29.
  10. ↑ Sparano, Nicola (March 28, 2017). "Mezzo secolo di ricordi | Corriere Canadese". corriere.ca. Corriere Canadese. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ Cross, Jeff (April 28, 1971). "Some delight, surprise, and some wonder". Newspapers.com. The Province. p. 24. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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