Alen Marcina

Alen Marcina

Personal information
Full name	Alen Ivano Marcina
Date of birth	July 30, 1979 (1979-07-30)
Place of birth	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	New Westminster Khalsa	18	(38)
2002–2003	Ottawa Wizards	10	(9)
2004–2005	PAOK Thessaloniki
2004	→ ÍA Akranes (loan)
2005	→ Schweinfurt (loan)
2005	Herfølge	2	(0)
2006	Puerto Rico Islanders	27	(3)
2006–2007	New Zealand Knights	8	(2)
2007	Puerto Rico Islanders	8	(1)
2007	Montreal Impact	8	(1)
2007	Vancouver Whitecaps	6	(1)
2008	Minnesota Thunder	18	(3)
2008	Rochester Rhinos	3	(0)
2009	Miami FC	29	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979 in Surrey, British Columbia) was a Canadian soccer player who currently is the assistant coach of the San Antonio Scorpions in the NASL.

Career

Club

Marcina played college soccer with Barry University, and with New Westminster Khalsa in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002-03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to land a contract with Greek giants and UEFA Cup Participants PAOK Thessaloniki in January, 2004. The next couple of years saw him play with ÍA Akranes of Iceland, Schweinfurt of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.

Marcina signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second tier league of American soccer, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. He scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders earning All-League selection before moving to the New Zealand Knights in November, 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3-1 win over the Queensland Roar.

Marcina returned to the USL and Puerto Rico in 2007, making another handful of appearances, before being bought by Canadian club Montreal Impact in June 2007. He was traded in July 2007 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He signed with the Minnesota Thunder on February 12, 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Thunder sold Marcina's contract to the Rochester Rhinos. In April 2009 left Rochester Rhinos and signed with Miami FC. were he led the team in goals, games played and minutes played. Marcina announced his retirement in 2010 after turning down multiple offers in the USA and Vietnam. Marcina is currently the Assistant Coach of the San Antonio Scorpions FC in the NASL.

International

Marcina has never been capped by the Canadian national team although he missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium due to a call up to a Canadian national team training camp.

External links

• Miami FC bio
• Rochester Rhinos bio