Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe Schiraldi | ||
Date of birth | (1951-12-01) 1 December 1951 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Sannicandro di Bari, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971 | Toronto City | ||
1972 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
1973–1974 | Toronto Metros | 12 | (0) |
1975–1978 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
International career | |||
1971–1973 | Canada U23 | 9 | (1) |
1972–1973 | Canada | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giuseppe Schiraldi is a Canadian former international soccer player.
Career
Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971. In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons. He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971.
International career
He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda. He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games. He made his debut for the senior team on August 20, 1972 against the United States in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match and later featured in seven matches.
Managerial career
Since retiring, Joe has been active as a youth soccer coach and camp instructor in Ontario. In July 2006, he was appointed York Region Soccer Association Regional U12 Player Development Coach. He became a teacher at Brother Edmund rice catholic secondary school in Toronto for many years and then moved to Don Bosco secondary catholic school, where he taught Physical education. He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)
References
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 231.
- "Hamilton signs Joe Schiraldi". The Globe and Mail. 12 June 1972. p. S6.
- "NASL-Joe Schiraldi". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Hamilton team defeats Croatia". The Globe and Mail. 1 September 1978. p. 29.
- "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Soccer Academy of Canada" (PDF).
- "Toronto Catholic District School Board". www.tcdsb.org. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
External links
- Joe Schiraldi at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Joe Schiraldi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Sannicandro di Bari
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from the Regional Municipality of York
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Italian emigrants to Canada
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari
- Footballers from Apulia
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen