Carmine Marcantonio

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Carmine Marcantonio
Carmine Marcantonio, MISL 1984-85 media guide page 018.tif
Marcantonio circa 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-11-21) 21 November 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Castel di Sangro, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1975 Toronto Italia
1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia 23 (0)
1977 Toronto Italia
1978–1980 Washington Diplomats 65 (4)
1980–1981 New York Arrows 77 (4)
1981–1983 Montreal Manic 36 (2)
1984 New York Cosmos 8 (0)
1983–1985 New York Cosmos (indoor) 29 (7)
1985 Toronto Dinamo
International career
1976–1980 Canada 2 (0)
Managerial career
1987 North York Rockets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmine Marcantonio (born 21 November 1954 in Castel di Sangro, Italy) is a Canadian retired soccer player who earned two caps for the national team between 1976 and 1980.

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Club career

Marcantonio played in the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1973 with Toronto Italia for three seasons. [1] In 1976, he played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) with Toronto Metros-Croatia, where he won the Soccer Bowl. [2] The following season he returned to play with Toronto Italia. in 1978, he returned to the NASL to play with the Washington Diplomats. [3] The remainder of his tenure in the NASL he played with Montreal Manic and New York Cosmos. [4] In the summer of 1985, he returned to the NSL to play with Toronto Dinamo. [5]

He played one season of indoor soccer for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League and several indoor seasons for NASL clubs. [6]

He was a member of Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2014. [7]

International career

He made his debut for Canada on September 24, 1976 against the United States in a 1–1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in Vancouver. His second and final cap came in a 2–1 win against the Americans in a World Cup qualifier four years later in Vancouver. [8] [9]

Managerial career

Marcantonio served as the head coach for the North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sparano, Nicola (February 6, 2018). "Il calcio italocanadese celebra i suoi pionieri | Corriere Canadese". corriere.ca. Corriere Canadese. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 143.
  3. ↑ "NASL-Carmine Marcantonio". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Carmine Marcantonio". NASL50th!. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ↑ Caton, Mary (July 15, 1985). "Agostini brilliant in Roma's victory over Dinamo". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ↑ "Carmine Marcantonio | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  7. ↑ "2014 Inductees". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  8. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  9. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Carmine Marcantonio". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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