Joe Koziol

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Joe Koziol
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-03-26) March 26, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1988 Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990 Boston Bolts ? (8)
1989–1991 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 50 (10)
1991–1992 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 39 (18)
1992–1993 Baltimore Spirit (indoor) 40 (41)
1993–1997 Baltimore Bays (indoor)
1994 Baltimore Spirit (indoor) 5 (0)
1994–1997 Baltimore Bays
1994–1997 Washington Warthogs (indoor) 83 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Koziol (born March 26, 1967) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and the National Professional Soccer League. He also won three indoor USISL titles with the Baltimore Bays.

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Youth

Koziol, younger brother of Stan Koziol, was born in Passaic, but grew up in Clifton, New Jersey. Growing up, he played for several local youth clubs including Polish Youth Club, Wayne Sports Friends and Thistle S.C. He graduated from Clifton High School in Clifton. Koziol attended Loyola University Maryland, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. He was a 1988 Third Team All American. [1] Eggplant

Professional

In 1989, Koziol turned professional with the Boston Bolts of the American Soccer League. He joined the team at mid-season, continued to live in Baltimore, but commuted to Boston for games and practices. The Bolts went to the league championship where they fell to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [2] In 1990, Koziol continued to play outdoor soccer with the Bolts, now playing in the American Professional Soccer League. [3] In 1989, the Cleveland Crunch selected Koziol in the first round of the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft. [4] On September 19, 1989, Koziol signed with the Crunch where he played two winter indoor seasons. [5] In 1991, the Crunch released Koziol. On August 20, 1991, the Baltimore Blast signed Koziol as a free agent. [6] When both the MISL and the Blast ceased operations in 1992, Koziol moved to the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League, signing with the team in August 1992. In 1993, Koziol refused to join the Spirit in the fall of 1993 and instead signed with the Baltimore Bays for the 1993–94 USISL indoor season. The Bays finished third in the playoffs which ended on February 27, 1994. Koziol then joined the Spirit as the team prepared for the NPSL playoffs. Once the NPSL playoffs were over, Koziol rejoined the Bays as they prepared for the 1994 USISL outdoor season. However, he left the team at mid-season to join the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. This set a pattern for the next three years. Koziol would play for the Bays during the USISL indoor season during the winter, then begin the USISL outdoor season with the Bays in the spring. In August, he would leave the Bays and join the Warthogs for the CISL season. From 1994 to 1996, Koziol played 65 games, scoring 33 goals for the Warthogs. The Warthogs folded in 1997 and the Bays folded in 1998. Koziol retired at the end of the 1997–98 USISL I-League season.

May 2012, Koziol was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  2. ↑ 1989 American Soccer League playoffs
  3. ↑ 1990 Boston Bolts
  4. ↑ Cleveland Crunch draft picks
  5. ↑ September 19, 1989 Transactions
  6. ↑ Blast bolsters roster, signs Koziol, Eise
  7. ↑ "KOZIOL HUMBLED, CREDITS TEAM FOR HALL OF FAME HONORS". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
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