Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 3, 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Chicago Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1973 | Ukrainian Lions | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1976 | Ukrainian Lions | 62 | (7) |
1976 | Chicago Sting | 0 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Maccabee Los Angeles | 72 | (4) |
1979 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 12 | (0) |
1980-1983 | Ukrainian Lions | 48 | (4) |
1984–1985 | Chicago Croatian | 32 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–2000 | Saint Viator High School | ||
2001 | North Central College | ||
2000–2007 | Chicago Sockers | ||
2007–2008 | Chicago Eclipse Select | ||
2009–2016 | Chicago Sockers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leo Kulinczenko is an American/Ukrainian association football player who played professionally in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the US Open Cup. He played in the American Soccer League, North American Soccer League, National Soccer League (Chicago) and the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League.
Kulinczenko who is of Ukrainian descent started his playing career in the youth system of the Ukrainian Lions.
In 1974 he began his career with the first team of the Ukrainian Lions. In 1976 he was invited to the Chicago Sting [1] of the North American Soccer League training squad but then was released after three months. He played for five-time US Open Cup winners Maccabee Los Angeles in 1977 [2] and 1978 [3] [4] winning the US Open Cup. [5] In 1979 he played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks [6] [7] of the American Soccer League. His first game with the Skyhawks was a friendly against the 1980 US Olympic team the game was played in Los Angeles. In 1980 he returned to play with the Ukrainian Lions until 1983. In 1984 he played for US Open Cup finalist Chicago Croatian in the 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Honduras champion Club Deportivo Olimpia. [8] He retired after the 1985 season.
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