Carmine Isacco

Carmine Isacco

Personal information
Full name	Carmine Isacco
Date of birth	September 20, 1970 (1970-09-20)
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Youth career
1989-1992	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993-1995	Toronto Italia
1996-1999	Milwaukee Rampage	75	(0)
1996-1997	Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor)	26	(0)
1996-1999	Milwaukee Wave (indoor)	30	(0)
1999	Rochester Rhinos	0	(0)
1999-2000	Edmonton Drillers (NPSL) (indoor)	14	(0)
2000	Toronto Lynx
2000-2001	Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)	3	(0)
Teams managed
2002	Toronto Supra
2005-2006	Vaughan Shooters
2005-2006	Varsity Blues
2007-2008	Toronto FC (goalkeeper coach)
2008	Italia Shooters
2008-	York Lions
2011-	SC Toronto
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Carmine Isacco (born September 20, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer coach and retired player. He is currently the head coach of SC Toronto of the Canadian Soccer League.

Playing career

In 1989, Isacco entered the University of Maryland, College Park where he was a Soccer America Magazine freshman All-American goalkeeper. Over his four seasons with the Terrapins, he was named to the All-ACC first team three times and was the Terrapins team captain as a senior in 1992. He then spent time with the Canadian Olympic Team and competed at the 1993 World University Games. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Maryland

Isaaco turned professional in 1993 with the Toronto Italia in the National Soccer League. In his first season with the club, he was Goalkeeper of the Year, and was also named a Canadian all-star three times. In 1996, he moved to the Milwaukee Rampage of the USISL. He was selected to the All USISL Select First Team. In the fall of 1996, he signed with the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League. He returned to the Rampage for the 1997 USISL A-League season as the Rampage won the league title. He would continue to play the summer outdoor season with the Rampage until released by the team on July 13, 1999. On October 16, 1997, he signed a two year contract with the Milwaukee Wave of the NPSL. However, he spent most of the season as backup to Victor Nogueira. After having been released by the Rampage half way through the 1999 outdoor season, Isaaco signed with the Rochester Rhinos in August. He then moved to the Edmonton Drillers for the 1999-2000 NPSL season. On June 20, 2000, the Toronto Lynx signed Isacco. He also served as an assistant coach with the Lynx. In the fall of 2000, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard where he again served as a backup, this time to Bryan Finnerty. The Blizzard folded at the end of the season and in August 2001, the Kansas City Comets selected Isacco in the dispersal draft, but he chose not to sign with the team.

Managerial career

After retiring from soccer Isacco became the head coach of the Toronto Supra in 2002. In 2005 he was appointed the head coach of Vaughan Shooters where he led the Shooters to playoffs, eventually reaching the finals, but losing out to the Oakville Blue Devils 2-1. In June 2005, he was also hired to coach the University of Toronto men's soccer team, the Varsity Blues. Isacco resigned as head coach of the Vaughn Shooters following the 2006 season in order to concentrate his duties with the University of Toronto. With the Varsity Blues, he led the team to OUA silver medals in both 2005 and 2006, also capturing a CIS silver in 2005. On January 10, 2007 Isacco resigned as the men’s soccer head coach and accepted a position as an assistant goalkeeping coach with Toronto FC, serving under head coach Mo Johnston.

Before the start of the 2008 TFC season, with Johnston moving upstairs to fill the role of Director of Football and Isacco's contract not being renewed, he was appointed the head coach of York University on March 26, 2007. At the same time, he was also appointed the new head coach of the Italia Shooters for the CSL 2008 season. The season concluded with the Shooters winning their second International Division title. He led Italia to the playoffs, with a victory over the Brampton Lions in the quarterfinals, but losing to eventual champions Serbian White Eagles in the semi-finals. Isacco resigned from his position as head coach of Italia in order to focus with his duties with York University.

In 2011, Isacco returned to the Canadian Soccer League as head coach of his former club, Portugal FC/Toronto Supra, now SC Toronto.

External links

• York University Coaching Staff