Ronnie Pascale (born September 5, 1976, in

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) is a retired

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player.

Career

Youth and College

Pascale played

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from 1995 to 1998. In his rookie season he was named the Southern Conference Rookie of the Year, and went on to be named to the Southern All-Conference team four times, Conference Goalkeeper of the year three times, and was twice named to the 2nd team All-South. He was also named the Furman Male Athlete of the Year in his senior year.

Professional

Pascale turned professional in 1999 when he was drafted by

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in the second round of the 1999 A-League draft, and played two games in his rookie season as backup to first choice goalkeeper

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, before moving on to

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

in 2000. Pascale has been ever-present for the Kickers since then, and has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since 2002. He was the Supporter's Choice MVP in both 2003 and 2004, Player's Choice MVP in 2005, and was USL2 Goalkeeper of the Year in 2006 with a league-low goals against average of 0.99. He was also part of the Kickers team which won the USL Second Division championships in 2006 and 2009. On February 3, 2010, Richmond announced the re-signing of Pascale for the 2010 season. Pascale re-signed with the club for the 2011 season on January 6, 2011. The club announced that 2011 would be his final season as a player. He reached the milestone of 250 league games for the Kickers on May 25, 2011, lining up between the posts in a game against Orlando City. Richmond signed Pascale as a player and assistant coach for the 2012 season on February 13, 2012. Pascale announced his retirement on November 15, 2012. In 2016, Pascale briefly came back from retirement to become the backup goalkeeper for the Richmond Kickers.

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Pascale was the goalkeeper coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia from 2002 to 2007.

Honors

Richmond Kickers

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Champions (1): *

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References

External links

Richmond Kickers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pascale, Ronnie 1976 births Living people American men's soccer players Furman Paladins men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Richmond Kickers players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USL Championship players People from North Salem, New York Soccer players from Westchester County, New York Men's association football goalkeepers