Angelo Cavalluzzo (born March 1, 1993) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as the head coach for

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women's soccer and head coach for

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's women's team in

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Playing career

Cavalluzzo began his career in 2012 with

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in the

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, and in 2014 played with

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. He returned to TFC Academy in 2015 to play in the

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. Cavalluzzo would receive degrees in bio and chemical engineering while playing for McMaster University during this time. In 2016, Cavalluzo was signed by

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of the

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, where he appeared in 5 matches on an emergency basis. He made his debut on June 6, 2016 against

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. On February 10, 2017 he extended his contract for the 2017 season. Cavalluzzo would be nominated for USL player of the month for March/April 2017, after making 18 saves and earning 3 clean sheets during that time. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Cavalluzzo would re-sign with the club for the 2018 season. Cavalluzzo would be a valuable player to Toronto FC II early in the 2018 season, but would ultimately see his season cut short in May after rupturing his achilles tendon.

Coaching career

He served as an assistant coach for the

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men's and women's soccer teams from 2016-2018. In 2018, he became an analyst for the

as well as serving as the

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Varsity Blues soccer assistant coach. In April 2019, he was named as the Varsity Blues women's soccer head coach. In 2019, he was appointed the head coach for

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's reserve team in

and served as an assistant and goalkeeper coach with the Toronto FC Academy. In 2020, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United's women's team in League1 Ontario. In 2022, he began coaching the

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women's team in

. In 2023, he was named the league's Coach of the Year.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cavalluzzo, Angelo 1993 births Living people Canadian soccer coaches Canadian men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players USL Championship players Soccer players from Hamilton, Ontario Toronto FC Academy players Toronto FC II players Men's association football goalkeepers Toronto FC non-playing staff 21st-century Canadian sportsmen