Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Harapyn | ||
Place of birth | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | goalkeeper, defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Toronto Italia | 10 | (0) |
1997 | Toronto Croatia | 5 | (0) |
1997 | Toronto Lynx | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Toronto Croatia | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04 April 2015 |
Roman Harapyn is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL A-League.
Harapyn began his professional with the Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1995. [1] He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 against the Hamilton White Eagles. [2] In 1997, he signed with Toronto Croatia, [3] but was picked up by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League midway through the season due to a goalkeeper shortage. [4] He made his debut for the club on August 31, 1997 against the Hershey Wildcats coming on as a substitute for Joe Ciaravino who was ejected from the match. [5] He featured in the 1st round playoff match against the Montreal Impact where the Lynx were defeated by a score of 2-1. [6]
In 2005, Harapyn returned to the Toronto Croatia and made his debut on May 29, 2005 in a 0-0 draw against the Vaughan Shooters. [7] He started off as the starting goalkeeper for Croatia due to a suspension George Azcurra received at the end of the 2004 season. He featured as a defender for the rest of the season after the return of Azcurra from his suspension. [8] He helped Toronto second in the Eastern Conference but failed to feature in the postseason due to a suspension.
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