Steve Cacciatore

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Steve Cacciatore
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-05-01) May 1, 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1972–1975 SIUE
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976 Los Angeles Skyhawks
1976 Cincinnati Comets
1977 St. Louis Stars 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steve Cacciatore is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League.

Cacciatore grew up on "The Hill" (an Italian neighborhood) in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from St. Louis University High School. He then attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1972 to 1975. He, along with the rest of the 1972 team, was inducted into the SIUE Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. [1] On January 14, 1976, the Rochester Lancers selected Cacciatore in the third round of the North American Soccer League draft. The Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League drafted him a week later. [2] Cacciatore signed with the Skyhawks for the 1976 season. In 1977, he played one game for the St. Louis Stars in the North American Soccer League. The St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame inducted Cacciatore in 2005. [3] His brothers, Chris & Jeff also played professionally.

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References

  1. ↑ SIUE Hall of Fame [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Remember the NASL". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  3. ↑ St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame
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