Steve Cacciatore is a retired American

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who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the

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. Cacciatore grew up on "The Hill" (an Italian neighborhood) in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from

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. He then attended

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1972 to 1975. He, along with the rest of the 1972 team, was inducted into the SIUE Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. On January 14, 1976, the Rochester Lancers selected Cacciatore in the third round of the

draft. The

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of the American Soccer League drafted him a week later. Cacciatore signed with the Skyhawks for the 1976 season. In 1977, he played one game for the St. Louis Stars in the

. The St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame inducted Cacciatore in 2005.St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame
/ref> His brothers, Chris &

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also played professionally.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cacciatore, Steve 1954 births Living people Soccer players from St. Louis American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Los Angeles Skyhawks players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players St. Louis Stars (soccer) players SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Cincinnati Comets players 20th-century American sportsmen