Leonardo Simon

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Leonardo Simon
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Simon
Date of birth (1967-12-20) December 20, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Canada
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Toronto Supra 23 (1)
1996–1997 Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) 27 (1)
2001–2003 Toronto Supra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo Simon is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, Canadian National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Simon began his career in 1996 with Toronto Supra of the Canadian National Soccer League. [1] During the season, he was selected to the CNSL All-Star roster which faced Toronto Italia which featured Diego Maradona. [2] He helped Toronto reach the postseason where they faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were eliminated by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate. Once the season came to a conclusion he signed with the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League for the indoor winter season. He appeared in 22 matches and scored one goal for the organization. [3] Simon returned to Toronto Supra for the 1997 CNSL season, and was appointed team captain. His achievements during the season were winning the cup championship, and qualifying for the postseason. In the playoffs, he featured in the semi-final match against Toronto Croatia, and advanced to the finals by defeating Toronto by a score of 8-1 on goals on aggregate. [4] [5] In the finals Toronto faced St. Catharines, but unfortunately were defeated by a score of 4-3. [6]

In 2001, Simon returned to Toronto to compete in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [7] He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the overall standings. In their debut season in the CPSL the club reached the playoff finals where they faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated by a score of 1-0. [8] He would finish off his career in 2003, where he helped Toronto once more qualify for the playoffs. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Glover, Robin. "July 14, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 2, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Leonardo Simon | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 12, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 17, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 8, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  7. ↑ "torontosupra.com". 2002-06-06. Archived from the original on 2002-06-06. Retrieved 2016-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Sunday October 14, 2001 CPSL St Catharines Roma Wolves vs Toronto Supra". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  9. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 1st, 2003 CPSL Playoff Toronto Supra vs Vaughan Sun Devils". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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