Carmine Marcantonio (born 21 November 1954 in Castel di Sangro, Italy) is a Canadian retired

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player who earned two caps for the

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between 1976 and 1980.

Club career

Marcantonio played in the

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(NSL) in 1973 with Toronto Italia for three seasons. In 1976, he played in the

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(NASL) with Toronto Metros-Croatia, where he won the

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. The following season he returned to play with Toronto Italia. in 1978, he returned to the NASL to play with the Washington Diplomats. The remainder of his tenure in the NASL he played with

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and

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. In the summer of 1985, he returned to the NSL to play with Toronto Dinamo. He played one season of

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for the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League and several indoor seasons for NASL clubs. He was a member of Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2014.

International career

He made his debut for

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on September 24, 1976 against the

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in a 1–1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in

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. His second and final cap came in a 2–1 win against the Americans in a World Cup qualifier four years later in Vancouver.

Managerial career

Marcantonio served as the head coach for the

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in the Canadian Soccer League.

References

External links

* / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
NASL/MISL career stats
1954 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees Canadian men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Italian emigrants to Canada Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Montreal Manic players Naturalized citizens of Canada New York Arrows players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Footballers from the Province of L'Aquila Toronto Italia players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Washington Diplomats (NASL) players Canadian National Soccer League players People from Castel di Sangro 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-footy-bio-stub