Tim Alioto is a retired American

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defender who spent most of his career with the amateur

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. He played professionally for four years in the

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. In 1968, Alioto began his youth career with a Salvation Army team. In 1974, he joined the

. In 1976, Alioto graduated from

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. He had played high school soccer as a sophomore, but stopped playing for his high school team after joining the Bavarians. In 1977, the Bavarians went to the final of the McGuire Cup where they fell to the Santa Ana Broncos. Alioto did not attend college and remained played for the Bavarians senior team with short stints with the Milwaukee Sports Club and Milwaukee Serbians (1986–1987). In 1986, Alioto turned professional with the

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of the

. The team released him at during the 1990 off-season and Alioto once again returned to the Bavarians. In 1993, Alioto and his teammates lost in the semifinals of the

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. In 2007, the Wisconsin Soccer Association inducted Alioto into its Hall of Fame.2007 WSA Hall Of Fame Advertising
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alioto, Tim Living people 1958 births Soccer players from Milwaukee National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Bavarian United SC players Milwaukee Wave players Men's association football defenders American men's soccer players 20th-century American sportsmen