Joe Schiraldi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Schiraldi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1951 | ||
| 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
[edit]Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971.[1] In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[1][2] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons.[3] He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[4] He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971.[1]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda.[5] He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.[6] 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.[6]
Managerial career
[edit]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.[7] 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.[8] He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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