Frank Cardona

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Frank Cardona
Personal information
Full name Frank Cardona
Date of birth (1971-06-18) June 18, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1992 Centennial Colts
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993 Toronto Blizzard 14 (3)
1994 Toronto Rockets 12 (2)
1996–1997 Toronto Supra
1996–1997 Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) 21 (8)
2004–2005 Toronto Supra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Cardona (born June 18, 1971) is a Canadian former soccer player, and currently a head coach with Hamilton United Elite.

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Playing career

Cardona played at the college level with Centennial College, where he was named the Male Athlete of the Year twice in the 1990-1991, and 1991-1992 seasons and All Canadian OCAA Starting 11 In 1991. [1] He began his professional career in 1991 with Toronto Blizzard in the Canadian Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. [2] [3] In 1994, he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League, and made his debut on July 15, 1994 in a match against Montreal Impact coming on as a substitute for Gino DiFlorio. [4] In 1996, he signed with Toronto Supra in the Canadian National Soccer League. [5] During the 1996 winter season he signed with Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League. [2]

After a sabbatical he returned to Toronto Supra to compete in the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2004, and assisted in securing the Eastern Conference title. [6] [7]

Managerial career

In 2009, he served in the Marketing and Public Relations department for Portugal FC in the Canadian Soccer League. [8] In 2011, he was appointed the Director of Soccer Operations for SC Toronto Pro. [9] He later became involved with Hamilton United Elite as a head coach for the U17/U21 girls team. [10]

Honors

Toronto Supra

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