Lucio Ianiero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucio Ianiero | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 115 | (14) |
1992 | London Lasers | 16 | (1) |
1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 23 | (0) |
1994 | Toronto Rockets | 7 | (1) |
1995–2006 | St. Catharines Wolves | ||
1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 17 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
1986–1992 | Canada | 17 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2004 | St. Catharines Wolves | ||
2015– | Brock Badgers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2009 |
Lucio Ianiero (born 13 December 1966) is a Canadian retired soccer player and coach who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Canadian National Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
Club career
Ianiero played for the Hamilton Steelers in the original Canadian Soccer League and was the league's 12th best scorer in 1988 with 9 goals. In 1992, he joined the London Lasers.[1] After the demise of the CSL he played in the American Professional Soccer League for the Toronto Blizzard in 1993, and featured in 23 matches.[2] When the Blizzards folded he signed with Toronto Rockets in 1994, and featured in seven matches and recorded one goal.[3]
He also played indoor soccer for the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League, where he appeared in 17 matches and recorded five goals.[4]
International career
Ianiero participated in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship [5] and the inaugural 1989 Futsal World Cup in the Netherlands.[6] He made his senior debut for Canada in an August 1986 Merlion Cup match against Singapore and went on to earn 17 caps.
Coaching career
Ianiero served as an assistant coach for St. Catharines Roma Wolves in 1997.[7] In 2000, he was named Canadian Professional Soccer League Coach of the Year, as head coach of the St. Catharines Wolves.[8] In 2001, he helped lead the Wolves to the league title. He was the team's player-coach from at least 2000 to 2006. On August 12, 2015 Brock University appointed Ianiero head coach for the men's soccer team.[9]
Retirement
Ianeiro is currently a high school teacher at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and Vocational School,[10] as well as coaching at St. Catharines Jets Girls Soccer Club. Ianiero also coaches one of the province's top 1999 girls teams with the Niagara Regional Soccer Program, where he also serves as one of the technical directors.[11]In 2018, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[12]
References
- ^ "Lucio Ianiero". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Lucio Ianiero | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Lodes, Kirk J. (2008-01-01). The American Soccer Guide. Kirk Lodes. ISBN 9781930852099.
- ^ "Lucio Ianiero Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". ftp.justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ FIFA, Tournaments: FIFA U-20 World Cup, USSR 1985
- ^ FIFA, Tournaments: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Netherlands 1989
- ^ "Eagles salvage tie with Roma". St. Catharines Standard. July 21, 1997. p. C3.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "LFP Sports: Croatia bags Primus Cup by upsetting Olympians". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ "Ianiero named new Brock men's soccer head coach". Brock University. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ^ Centennial Alumni Grad[permanent dead link]
- ^ Niagara Regional Soccer Program
- ^ "Lucio Ianiero". Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
External links
- Player profile at CanadaSoccer.com
- Lucio Ianiero at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian men's futsal players
- Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players
- London Lasers players
- Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players
- Toronto Rockets players
- St. Catharines (Roma) Wolves players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Toronto Shooting Stars players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998-2005) managers
- Canadian National Soccer League players