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Joe Mattacchione

Joseph Mattacchione (born August 15, 1975) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender.

Joe Mattacchione
Personal information
Full name Joseph Mattacchione
Date of birth (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1997 UAB Blazers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Toronto Lynx 165 (8)
2000–2001 Toronto ThunderHawks (indoor) 13 (1)
2002–2003 Cleveland Force (indoor) 31 (2)
International career
1994 Canada U-20 1 (0)
2005 Canada beach soccer team 3 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Toronto Lynx (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 01, 2015

Playing career edit

College career edit

Mattacchione began playing at the youth level with Dixie Soccer Club.[1] He also played at the amateur level in the Toronto and District Soccer League with Mississauga United.[2] He continued playing soccer with his local high school Father Michael Goetz Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario where he served as the team captain and was named the team MVP.[2][3] In 1994, he received a scholarship to play college soccer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[3]

Throughout his tenure at Alabama, he was named to the First Team Rookie All-Conference in 1994 and was a 2-Time UAB Team MVP in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, he was also selected to the All-Conference team.[4] In the winter of 1997, he was drafted by Montreal Impact's indoor team in the National Professional Soccer League amateur draft but wasn't offered a contract.[5]

Toronto Lynx edit

After the completion of his college career, he was drafted by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League in 1998.[6] He officially began his professional career when he signed a contract with Toronto for the 1999 season.[7] He recorded his first professional goal on May 30, 1999, against the Jacksonville Cyclones in a 3-2 defeat.[8] The following season, he helped Toronto qualify for the postseason for the second time in the club's history.[9] He featured in the Conference finals against Rochester Rhinos where Toronto was eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate.[10]

Mattacchione re-signed with the Lynx for the 2001 and 2002 seasons.[11][12] In his fourth season with the club, he received the Best Defensive Player award for his leadership.[13] In 2005, he returned to Toronto for his sixth consecutive season and was chosen the team captain under head coach Hubert Busby, Jr.[1] The following season he began to transition to the managerial side as he served as an assistant coach under Duncan Wilde.[14] Throughout the 2006 campaign, he assisted Toronto in reaching the finals of the Open Canada Cup where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[15] The 2006 season marked his final year with the Toronto Lynx where he finished second in the rankings in the club's all-time match appearances.[16][17]

Indoor career edit

After the conclusion of the 2000 A-League season, he signed with the Toronto ThunderHawks in the National Professional Soccer League.[18] In his debut season in the NPSL, he assisted Toronto in securing a postseason berth.[19] He returned to the indoor level in the 2002-03 season when he signed with Cleveland Force.[20] He appeared in 31 matches and recorded two goals for Cleveland.[21]

International career edit

In 1994, he made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team on August 24, 1994, against Costa Rica.[22] He also appeared in three matches for the Canada national beach soccer team for the 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.[22]

Managerial career edit

In 2006, Mattacchione along with Theo Zagar was the assistant coach for Toronto Lynx under Duncan Wilde.[14] In 2011, he was appointed the head coach for the U-11 girls' team for the Oakville Soccer Club.[23]

Post career edit

After he retired from professional soccer, he became a teacher in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mattacchione a Lynx". Mississauga News. April 8, 2005. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b Grossman, David (April 14, 1994). "Story also appears in BRAMPTON edition on page BR6. High school soccer rivals ready to join forces at U.S. university". Toronto Star.
  3. ^ a b "Mississauga soccer stars win scholarships in U.S.". Toronto Star. April 6, 1994. pp. E8.
  4. ^ "College Sports - Men's soccer". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1996. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Sports Brief - Soccer". Montreal Gazette. December 18, 1997. p. 32.
  6. ^ "Transactions - Soccer A-League". Calgary Herald. February 18, 1998. p. 48.
  7. ^ Brown, Peter (April 29, 1999). "Lynx bring more kicks to Centennial Stadium". The Record. pp. C1.
  8. ^ Clarkson, Michael (May 31, 1999). "Cyclones whirl by rebuilt Lynx Cyclones 3, Lynx 2 ; Coach promises fans will get kick out of offence". Toronto Star.
  9. ^ "Soccer: Lynx end schedule with win". National Post. September 5, 2000. pp. B15.
  10. ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (September 25, 2000). "Rhinos oust Lynx; host Minnesota for crown". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 20, 22.
  11. ^ "Men's soccer". Hartford Courant. July 1, 2001. p. 44.
  12. ^ "Soccer - A-League". Red Deer Advocate. April 11, 2002. p. 14.
  13. ^ "Mattacchione, Aristodemo re-sign with Toronto Lynx". Mississauga News. March 7, 2003. p. 29.
  14. ^ a b "Soccer players sign with Toronto Lynx". Mississauga News. April 23, 2006.
  15. ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  16. ^ Winer, David (April 27, 2006). "Soccer Lynx still alive and kicking". Mississauga News.
  17. ^ "Toronto Lynx | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  18. ^ Davidson, Neil (November 13, 2000). "Toronto soccer team wins". National Post. p. 27.
  19. ^ "ThunderHawks eliminated". The Globe and Mail. April 23, 2001. pp. S9.
  20. ^ "Canadian Marinaro set to reach milestone". Nanaimo Daily News. December 13, 2002. pp. B5.
  21. ^ "Joe Mattacchione soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  22. ^ a b "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  23. ^ "Under-11 girls win championship at Ajax tourney". Oakville Beaver. August 4, 2011.
  24. ^ "Joseph Mattacchione · Teacher · Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board". opengovca.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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