Giancarlo Michele "Carlo" Corazzin (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a forward for

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, Vancouver 86ers,

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, Northampton Town,

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and

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at club level. At international level, he was

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59 times for the Canada national team, scoring 11 goals.

Club career

Corazzin began his career with

of the Canadian Soccer League in 1992, scoring 10 goals in 24 games and helping the team win the CSL Championship. In 1993, Corazzin signed with the

of the

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(now known as the

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, where he finished second in the team's scoring charts with 7 goals in 24 games. Corazzin signed with

of the English Second Division (now known as League 1) on December 10, 1993, scoring 43 goals in 117 games over two-and-a-half seasons. In his final year with Cambridge, the team was relegated, and on March 28, 1996, Corazzin signed with

for a transfer fee of £150 000. In two-and-a-half seasons at Argyle, Corazzin scored 24 goals in 86 games. Corazzin joined Northampton Town of the third division on June 26, 1998, netting 32 goals in 89 games over two seasons. Northampton Town were relegated in 1999, but with Corazzin's help, the club regained promotion in 2000.

Oldham Athletic

On July 28, 2000, after a successful

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with

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, Corazzin signed with

and scored 22 goals in 129 games over three seasons. His finest moment with

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came in a match against Wrexham when Corazzin scored 4 in a 5–1 victory in 2001, finishing it off with his trademark celebration "The Carlo Spin". He was also present in the side which made the 2002/03 play-off and scored the winning goal in that season's

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against Premiership side

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Return to Canada

In 2003, Corazzin re-signed with

, where he scored 7 goals in a 13-game undefeated streak. Corazzin played with the Whitecaps for 3 years until he was released in 2006.

International career

Corazzin made his Canada national team debut on June 1, 1994, in a 1–1 tie with

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. Corazzin scored the majority of his international goals between 1999–2000 and formed an effective striker partnership with

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for

over the years. In 2000, Corazzin won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the

with four goals and was named in the best XI of the tournament as Canada won the competition for the first time. Corazzin played in all of Canada's three games at the

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. Corazzin earned 59 caps for Canada from 1994 to 2004 scoring 11 goals, ranking him tied-seventh in the all-time scoring for Canada. He has represented Canada in 23

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matches in three

campaigns (

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and 2006) .Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA His final international cap was an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of

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and

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Broadcasting career

In 2012, Corazzin became a soccer analyst on the pre- and post-match shows of Vancouver Whitecaps FC radio broadcasts o
The TEAM 1040
in Vancouver.

Personal life

Corazzin is of Italian descent.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Corazzin goal.''

Honours

Northampton Town * English Third Division third place (promoted): 1999–2000 Canada *

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Best XI:

Golden Boot:

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corazzin, Carlo 1971 births Living people People from New Westminster Canadian people of Italian descent Association football forwards Soccer people from British Columbia Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Winnipeg Fury players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Cambridge United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players English Football League players USL First Division players Expatriate footballers in England A-League (1995–2004) players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England