Leo Cusenza

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Leo Cusenza
Personal information
Full name Leo Calogero Cusenza [1]
Date of birth (1963-02-20) 20 February 1963 (age 61) [1]
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980 Colchester United 1 (0)
1981 Harlow Town 389 (15)
Total390(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leo Calogero Cusenza (born 20 February 1963) is an English former footballer who played for Football League club Colchester United as a defender. Is now involved coaching local Football for Cuffley Youth FC after having passed his coaching accreditations

Career

Born in Edmonton, London, Cusenza joined Colchester United as a schoolboy. [1] He made one appearance for the first-team in a 2–0 League Cup defeat to Gillingham on 9 August 1980. [2] He went on to nearly 400 appearances for Harlow Town after leaving Colchester. [1] and now coaches in local football in Hertfordshire after attaining his coaching accreditations

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 0–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.