Joe Schiraldi

Giuseppe Schiraldi is a Canadian former international soccer player.

Joe Schiraldi
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Schiraldi
Date of birth (1951-12-01) 1 December 1951
Place of birth Sannicandro di Bari, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Toronto City
1972 Hamilton Italo-Canadians
1973–1974 Toronto Metros 12 (0)
1975–1978 Hamilton Italo-Canadians
National team
1971–1973 Canada U23 9 (1)
1972–1973 Canada 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971.[1] In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[1][2] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons.[3] He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[4] He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971.[1]

International career

He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda.[5] He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.[6] He made his debut for the senior team on August 20, 1972 against the United States in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match and later featured in seven matches.[7]

Managerial career

Since retiring, Joe has been active as a youth soccer coach and camp instructor in Ontario. In July 2006, he was appointed York Region Soccer Association Regional U12 Player Development Coach.[8] He became a teacher at Don Bosco secondary catholic school, where he taught Physical education.[9] He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)

References
  1. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 231.
  2. "Hamilton signs Joe Schiraldi". The Globe and Mail. June 12, 1972. p. S6.
  3. "NASL-Joe Schiraldi". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. "Hamilton team defeats Croatia". The Globe and Mail. September 1, 1978. p. 29.
  5. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. "Soccer Academy of Canada" (PDF).
  9. "Toronto Catholic District School Board". www.tcdsb.org. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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