Ian Checcio is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the

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. Checcio played youth soccer with FC Delco. In 1994, Checcio graduated from

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where he was a multi-year letterman in baseball, basketball and soccer. Checcio attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. In 1998, the

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selected Checcio with the last pick in the A-League Draft. Over the next five seasons, Checcio played for a different team each year. In February 2001, Checcio moved to the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Checcio, Ian Living people 1975 births American men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Virginia Beach Mariners players Lehigh Valley Steam players Staten Island Vipers players A-League (1995–2004) players Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders 20th-century American sportsmen