Mario Barone

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Mario Barone
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-01-02) 2 January 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964 Catanzaro
1967 Italia
1968 Toronto Falcons 9 (1)
1969 Toronto Italia
1972 Vittore-San Marco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Barone (born January 2, 1948) is an Italian-born Canadian former soccer player who played as a forward.

Career

Barone played in the Toronto and District Soccer League in the Fifth Division with Catanzaro in 1964. [1] In 1967, he played with Italia in the First Division of the Toronto and District League. [2] He also played at the high school level and graduated from Central Technical School. [3] [4] In 1968, he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Falcons. [5] In his debut season with Toronto, he played in nine matches and recorded one goal. [6]

The following season, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. [7] In his debut season in the NSL, he assisted Italia in securing the NSL Cup. [8] In 1972, he returned to the Toronto and District League and played with Vittore-San Marco. [9]

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References

  1. Waring, Ed (May 13, 1964). "Fleming Leads Toronto City to 4-3 Win". The Globe and Mail . p. 27.
  2. "T and D action". The Globe and Mail . May 29, 1967. p. 23.
  3. "$500,000 budget set for Falcons; loss about $200,000 last season". The Globe and Mail . March 27, 1968. p. 29.
  4. Kernaghan, Jim (March 16, 1968). "Even coach needs a program to identify the soccer Falcons". Toronto Daily Star . p. B61.
  5. Waring, Ed (February 14, 1968). "Oranges, tram fares no longer top wage in Canadian soccer". The Globe and Mail . p. 31.
  6. "NASL-Mario Barone". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. Kernaghan, Jim (May 2, 1969). "Veteran soccer league gets big chance". Toronto Daily Star . p. 23.
  8. Waring, Ed (October 27, 1969). "Italia defeats Hungaria 2-1 to win National League Cup". The Globe and Mail . p. 22.
  9. "Emeralds earn 2nd in T and D soccer with muddy victory". The Globe and Mail . October 30, 1972. p. S7.