| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Schiraldi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Sannicandro di Bari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971 | Toronto City | ||
| 1972 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
| 1973–1974 | Toronto Metros | 12 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Canada U23 | 9 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Canada | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giuseppe Schiraldi is a Canadian former international soccer player.
Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971. [1] In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. [1] [2] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons. [3] He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. [4] He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971. [1]
He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda. [5] He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games. [6] He made his debut for the senior team on August 20, 1972 against the United States in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match and later featured in seven matches. [6]
Since retiring, Joe has been active as a youth soccer coach and camp instructor in Ontario. In July 2006, he was appointed York Region Soccer Association Regional U12 Player Development Coach. [7] He became a teacher at Brother Edmund rice catholic secondary school in Toronto for many years and then moved to Don Bosco secondary catholic school, where he taught Physical education. [8] He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)