Carmine Marcantonio
Marcantonio circa 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-11-21) 21 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Castel di Sangro, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Toronto Italia
1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia 23 (0)
1977 Toronto Italia
1978–1980 Washington Diplomats 65 (4)
1980–1981 New York Arrows 77 (4)
1981–1983 Montreal Manic 36 (2)
1984 New York Cosmos 8 (0)
1983–1985 New York Cosmos (indoor) 29 (7)
1985 Toronto Dinamo
International career
1976–1980 Canada 2 (0)
Managerial career
1987 North York Rockets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmine Marcantonio (born 21 November 1954 in Castel di Sangro, Italy) is a Canadian retired soccer player who earned two caps for the national team between 1976 and 1980.

Club career

Marcantonio played in the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1973 with Toronto Italia for three seasons.[1] In 1976, he played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) with Toronto Metros-Croatia, where he won the Soccer Bowl.[2] The following season he returned to play with Toronto Italia. in 1978, he returned to the NASL to play with the Washington Diplomats.[3] The remainder of his tenure in the NASL he played with Montreal Manic and New York Cosmos.[4] In the summer of 1985, he returned to the NSL to play with Toronto Dinamo.[5]

He played one season of indoor soccer for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League and several indoor seasons for NASL clubs.[6]

He was a member of Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2014.[7]

International career

He made his debut for Canada on September 24, 1976 against the United States in a 1–1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in Vancouver. His second and final cap came in a 2–1 win against the Americans in a World Cup qualifier four years later in Vancouver.[8][9]

Managerial career

Marcantonio served as the head coach for the North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sparano, Nicola (February 6, 2018). "Il calcio italocanadese celebra i suoi pionieri | Corriere Canadese". corriere.ca. Corriere Canadese. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 143.
  3. ^ "NASL-Carmine Marcantonio". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ^ "Carmine Marcantonio". NASL50th!. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ Caton, Mary (July 15, 1985). "Agostini brilliant in Roma's victory over Dinamo". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ^ "Carmine Marcantonio | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  7. ^ "2014 Inductees". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  8. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  9. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Carmine Marcantonio". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.

External links


Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
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