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Angelo Panzetta

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Angelo Panzetta
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-06-24) June 24, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Rochester, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1988 Rochester Institute of Technology
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 53 (5)
1991–1994 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 115 (28)
Managerial career
1994–2000 Syracuse Orange (assistant)
2001–2022 Allegheny College
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelo Panzetta (born June 24, 1967) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He coached the Allegheny College men's soccer team for 21-years. His tenure started in 2001 and ended in 2022.[1]

Player

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College

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Panzetta attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was a three-time, First Team, NCAA Division III All American soccer player.[2][3][4] In 1988, the Tigers lost to UC San Diego in the final of the NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in applied mathematics. In 1994, RIT inducted Panzetta into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[5]

Professional

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In 1989, the Baltimore Blast selected Panzetta in the first round (eighth overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League amateur draft. In January 1991, he suffered a season ending knee injury.[6] The Blast released him on October 9, 1991.[7] On October 19, 1991, Panzetta signed with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League.[8] Panzetta played until 1994 and is a member of the Heat Hall of Fame.

Coach

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On May 13, 1994, Syracuse University hired Panzetta as an assistant to its men's soccer team. In 2001, he moved to Allegheny College as head coach.

References

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  1. ^ "Angelo Panzetta - Men's Soccer Coach". Allegheny College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ^ "1986 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. ^ "1987 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ^ "1988 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  5. ^ RIT Hall of Fame
  6. ^ Knee injury ends Panzetta's season
  7. ^ Blast cuts Panzetta, ending comeback
  8. ^ October 19, 1991 Transactions
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