Charlie Kadupski is a retired American

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defender who played at Lyman Memorial High School in

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and professionally in the

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, American Soccer League and

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. Kadupski attended

Mitchell College Mitchell College is a private college in New London, Connecticut, United States. In fall 2020 it had an enrollment of 572 students and 68 faculty. Admission rate was 70%. The college offers associate and bachelor's degrees in fourteen subjects ...

where he played soccer in 1974 and 1975. In 1975, Mitchell finished third in the NJCAA soccer championship. He is a member of the Mitchell College Athletic Hall of Fame. Kadupski then transferred to

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, playing on the men's soccer team in 1976 and 1977. In 1977, Kadupski and his teammates won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In 1978, he turned professional with the

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of the American Soccer League. He moved to the Cleveland Cobras for the 1979 season before signing with the

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of the

. He began the 1980 season with the Earthquakes before moving to the

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. He also played for the

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of the American Soccer League. In February 1983, the

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signed Kadupski after losing

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and Bruce Savage to Team America. He did appear in one

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game in February, netting two assists, but remained an unused substitute during the Strikers' outdoor season. He spent the 1983-1985 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the

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. In 1984 and 1985, Kadupski played for the

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of the

. After retiring from professional soccer, in 1989 Charlie Kadupski founded The Sport Source, which publishes the Official Athletic College Guide To Sports Colleges and Sports Scholarships. Since the company inception, he has helped thousands of aspiring college bound student-athletes utilize their academic and athletic accomplishments to receive scholarships both academically and athletically. Many of the students he has mentored has gone on to play professionally and many now coach in college while others are enjoying rewarding business careers. The Sport Source continues to meet the needs of college bound students and has one of the most comprehensive online college planning programs. With a network of 5800 Universities and over 30,000 college coaches representing 23 NCAA sanctioned sports, his goal remains the same, to ensure all kids who can make it in college, makes it to college. In 2000, Kadupski was named "Athlete of the Century" in the state of CT and in 2005, Kadupski was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame.Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame
In October 2011, Hartwick College inducted Kadupski into the school's Hall of Fame.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadupski, Charlie 1956 births Living people American men's soccer players Cleveland Cobras players Dallas Americans players Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players Hartwick Hawks men's soccer players Houston Hurricane players Los Angeles Lazers players Los Angeles Skyhawks players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Pennsylvania Stoners players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Southern California Lazers players United Soccer League (1984–85) players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Connecticut Sportspeople from New London, Connecticut People from Lebanon, Connecticut Mitchell Mariners 20th-century American sportsmen