Tony Nocita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Nocita | ||
| Date of birth | November 9, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sons of Italy Lions SC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Winnipeg Fury | 95 | (9) |
| 1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 28 | (1) |
| 1992-1993 | Winnipeg Fury | 20+ | (3+) |
| 1994 | Toronto Rockets | ||
| 2002–? | Sons of Italy Lions SC | 180 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1987–1992 | Canada | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009 | |||
Tony Nocita (born 9 November 1963) is a former professional Canadian soccer player who currently coaches the FC Winnipeg Lions.
He has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] The Winnipeg Fury's 1992 Mita Cup winning team will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Club career
[edit]Nocita played for the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League beginning in 1987, and was a member of the 1992 Championship team.[2] He served as the team captain for the Fury in 1993 during the team's run in the Canadian National Soccer League.[3] In 1994, he played in the American Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Rockets.[4]
International career
[edit]Nicknamed Chita, he made his debut for Canada in an October 1987 friendly match against Honduras. He went on to earn 8 caps, all friendlies, scoring no goals.
His final international was an April 1992 game against China.
Coaching career
[edit]He has coached FC Winnipeg Lions for several years as well as Calgary Storm.
Honours
[edit]- 1992
References
[edit]- ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ McDonald, Marvin (1993-09-18). "It's been that kind of year for Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
External links
[edit]- Player profile[permanent dead link] - Sons of Italy Lions
- "Player profile - Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- Tony Nocita at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Men's association football defenders
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Winnipeg Fury players
- Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players
- Toronto Rockets (soccer) players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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