Carlo Arghittu (born May 27, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player and coach who played in the

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, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Arghittu began his career in 1990 in the

after being spotted by

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head coach Jimmy Douglas. In his first stint with his hometown club he captured the CNSL Championship three times in 1993, 1995, 1997, and Umbro Cup in 1995, 1996. He contributed a goal in the 1997 CNSL Championship final against

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, and won the match by a score of 4–3. In 1998, St. Catharines joined the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League, and once more Arghittu played an instrumental role during the 1998 season. He finished as the club`s second highest goal scorer with 12 goals, and won the inaugural CPSL Championship by defeating regular season champions

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4-2 on penalties. He featured in the National Professional Soccer League during the 1996/1997 indoor season with the

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, and appeared in seven matches and scored one goal. In 1999, he was signed by the

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of the

, and made his debut on May 2, 1999, in a match against

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. In his debut season in USL A-League he appeared in 11 matches. He returned to St. Catharines for the 2000 season, and captured his second CPSL Championship in 2001 by defeating Toronto Supra by a score of 1–0. His next notable achievement came in 2003 where he received the

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award for finishing as the league`s highest goal scorer. After experiencing a rebuilding era, Arghittu helped St. Catharines claim a piece of silverware by winning the National Division title in 2007. On August 17, 2007, Arghittu scored a hat-trick as the Wolves pulled a 3-1 upset victory against the

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. In 2010, he retired as the longest serving, and all-time highest goal scorer for St. Catharines.

Managerial career

In 2009, he was appointed player/assistant coach under head coach James McGillivray. In 2011, he retired from competitive soccer and was chosen as the successor to McGillivray. Arghittu served as head coach for St. Catharines for three seasons. After St. Catharines departed the league in 2014 he served as an assistant coach for Bruno Reis for

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Honors

St. Catharines Wolves

* CNSL Championship (3): 1993, 1995, 1997 *Umbro Cup (3): 1994, 1995, 1996 *

Regular Season Champions (1): 1997 *

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National Division (1): 2007 *

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(2): :: 1998, 2001

References

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