Alen Marcina

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Alen Marcina
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Personal information
Full name Alen Ivano Marcina
Date of birth (1979-07-30) July 30, 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 San Antonio FC (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 New Westminster Khalsa 18 (38)
2002–2003 Ottawa Wizards 10 (9)
2004–2005 PAOK 28
2004 → ÍA (loan)
2005 → Schweinfurt (loan)
2005 Herfølge 22 (0)
2006 Puerto Rico Islanders 27 (13)
2006–2007 New Zealand Knights 8 (2)
2007 Puerto Rico Islanders 8 (1)
2007 Montreal Impact 8 (1)
2007 Vancouver Whitecaps 6 (1)
2008 Minnesota Thunder 18 (3)
2008 Rochester Rhinos 3 (0)
2009 Miami FC 29 (5)
Total185(73)
Managerial career
2012–2013 San Antonio Scorpions (assistant)
2013–2015 San Antonio Scorpions
2016 Rayo OKC
2018 Des Moines Menace
2019 San Antonio FC (assistant)
2020– San Antonio FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2017

Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of USL Championship side San Antonio FC. He is a three-time champion with San Antonio Scorpions and Rayo OKC in the NASL. [1] [2] [3]

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Club career

Marcina played college soccer with Barry University, and with New Westminster Khalsa in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, [4] before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002–03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to land a contract with Greek giants and UEFA Cup Participants PAOK Thessaloniki in January 2004. The next years saw him play with ÍA Akranes of Iceland, Schweinfurt of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.

Marcina signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second-tier league of American soccer, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. He scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders earning All-League selection before moving to the New Zealand Knights [5] in November 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3–1 win over the Queensland Roar.

Marcina returned to the USL and Puerto Rico in 2007, making another handful of appearances, before being bought by Canadian club Montreal Impact in June 2007. He was traded in July 2007 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He signed with the Minnesota Thunder on February 12, 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Thunder sold Marcina's contract to the Rochester Rhinos. [6] In April 2009 left Rochester Rhinos and signed with Miami FC [7] where he led the team in goals, games played and minutes played. Marcina announced his retirement in 2010 after turning down multiple offers in the US and Vietnam.

International career

Marcina called up by the Canada national team missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium. [8]

Managerial career

Personal life

Marcina family is of Croatian ancestry, originally hails from Dugi Otok in Croatia.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2012 Review – NASL" . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Review – NASL" . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Quinn, Chris. "S.A. Scorpions win NASL championship title". Mysa. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ PCSL Premier Men – 2000 to 2008 Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Archived October 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Rochester Rhinos acquire Alen Marcina". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Miami Player Profile". Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ "NASL Spring Season (USA) 2013 – Table, Results & Fixtures" . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Summary – NASL – USA – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway" . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Dude, where's my field? Rayo OKC gives whole new meaning to turf war – This is Cosmos Country" . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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