Carmen D'Onofrio

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Carmen D'Onofrio
Personal information
Full name Carmen David D'Onofrio
Date of birth (1974-04-16) April 16, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Vancouver, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 150 (127)
1997 Toronto Lynx 11 (0)
1999–2000 Vancouver 86ers 19 (1)
2005–2007 Columbus Clan F.C.
International career
1991–1992 Canada U20 5 (1)
1994–1996 Canada U23 10 (0)
Managerial career
2007 Columbus Clan F.C. (player/coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmen D'Onofrio (born April 16, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.

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Playing career

D'Onofrio was drafted in 1991 by the Vancouver 86ers in the CSL draft, but decided to play college soccer with Stanford University. [1] [2] He began his career at the indoor level in 1996 with the Edmonton Drillers in the National Professional Soccer League. [3] [4] In his debut season he finished as the team's top goalscorer, and was named to the NPSL First Team All-Rookie. [5] In 1997, he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, and featured in the postseason match against Montreal Impact. [6] In 1999, he signed a contract with the Vancouver 86ers, and appeared in 19 matches with 1 goal. [7] [8] In 2005, he played with Columbus Clan F.C. in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. [9]

International career

D'Onofrio made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team on August 5, 1991 in the 1991 Pan American Games. [10] He represented Canada in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. [10] He also played with Canada men's national under-23 soccer team in the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie. [10]

Managerial career

In 2007, he served as the player/head coach for Columbus where the team won the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship, and also reached the finals of the 2007 Open Canada Cup. [11] The British Columbia Soccer Association named him the Coach of the Year in 2007. [12]

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