Tom Alioto

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Tom Alioto
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Milwaukee Bavarians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Chicago Sting (indoor) 13 (2)
1982–1983 Oklahoma City Slickers
1982–1984 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 26 (1)
1984–1985 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 28 (19)
1985–1986 Louisville Thunder (indoor) 39 (9)
1986 Houston Dynamos
1986–1987 Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) 42 (9)
1987–1988 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 54 (15)
1988–1989 Hershey Impact (indoor) 40 (11)
1989 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 6 (0)
1989–1990 Chicago Power (indoor) 37 (8)
1994 Bavarian Leinenkugel
1995 Milwaukee Rampage
Managerial career
1986–1987 Fort Wayne Flames
1987–1988 Milwaukee Wave (assistant)
Milwaukee Kickers (assistant)
1994 Bavarian Leinenkugel
2000–2001 Milwaukee Rampage (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom Alioto (born May 20, 1958, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association.

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Player

Both Tom Alioto and his twin brother Tim both played extensively as youth players with the Milwaukee Bavarians. Alioto also played soccer for Madison University High School. In 1980, Tom signed with the Chicago Sting in the North American Soccer League for the 1980–81 indoor season. In 1982, he moved to the Oklahoma City Slickers in the American Soccer League. [1] In the fall of 1982, Alioto signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two seasons with the Comets before moving to the Milwaukee Wave of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He was leading the team in scoring when he was injured, along with several other players, in January 1985. The Wave released him at the end of the season despite his being First Team All Star [2] and he signed with the Louisville Thunder. In 1986, he played for the independent Houston Dynamos. [3] In the fall of 1986, he became a player-assistant coach with the expansion Fort Wayne Flames. In October 1987, the Flames sold Alioto's contract to the Wave for an undisclosed amount of cash. [4] He then moved to the Hershey Impact for the 1988–1989 season. In January 1990, Alioto rejoined the Wave. [5] Alioto then dedicated himself to coaching and only played at the amateur level for several years. In 1994, Alioto both coached and played for Bavarian Leinenkugel when it went to the final of the 1994 U.S. Open Cup. [6] In April 1995, Alioto signed with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USISL. [7]

Coach

In 1986, Alioto signed with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association as a player-assistant coach. He was quickly elevated to head coach after original head coach Cliff Brown took the team to a 2–3 start. In 1987, he moved to the Milwaukee Wave as a player-assistant coach. In March 2009, Alioto joined the staff of the FC Milwaukee Nationals soccer club. [8]

Alioto is a member of the Wisconsin Soccer Association Hall of Fame. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Slickers' Goalie Help All-Stars Nip Rochester The Daily Oklahoman – Thursday, August 19, 1982
  2. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1985
  3. ↑ QUAKES LOSE TO HOUSTON AFTER 0–0 TIE IN REGULATION San Jose Mercury News (CA) – Sunday, May 25, 1986
  4. ↑ All-star defender Alioto rejoins Wave
  5. ↑ WAVE NOTES Wave ready to battle Chicago for 1st place The Milwaukee Journal – Monday, January 22, 1990
  6. ↑ Tompkins returns to lead Bavarians Milwaukee Sentinel – Friday, July 29, 1994
  7. ↑ TRANSACTIONS The Kansas City Star – Monday, April 24, 1995
  8. ↑ Tom Alioto Joins FC Milwaukee Coaching Staff
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Soccer Association Hall of Fame
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