Nicola Caricola

Nicola Caricola
Personal information
Date of birth	13 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Bari, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Bari
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1983	Bari
1983–1987	Juventus
1987–1994	Genoa
1994	Torino
1994–1995	Genoa
1996	MetroStars
International career
1982–1984	Italy U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicola Caricola (born 13 February 1963) is an Italian former footballer who played as a sweeper.

Career

At club level, Caricola played for Bari, Juventus, Genoa, and Torino in Italy. In 1995, he had an unsuccessful trial with English side Aston Villa. He finished out his career with the New York / New Jersey MetroStars of Major League Soccer, playing with them during the league's inaugural season in 1996. Although Caricola played well for the team, he is most remembered for the own goal he scored in the dying seconds of the club's first home game, a 1–0 loss to New England Revolution.^[1] He retired in February 1997.^[2]

References

^ "Ten Years Ago: The Curse of Caricola - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". metrofanatic.com.
^ "MetroStars' Caricola Retires". The New York Times. 12 February 1997 – via NYTimes.com.

External links

[1] "Ten Years Ago: The Curse of Caricola - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". metrofanatic.com.

[2] "MetroStars' Caricola Retires". The New York Times. 12 February 1997 – via NYTimes.com.

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