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Tony Pesznecker

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Tony Pesznecker
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-02-11) February 11, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1977–1980 Midwestern State
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Minnesota Kicks 42 (5)
1983 Edmonton Eagles ? (0)
1982–1985 Wichita Wings (indoor) 103 (5)
1987 Edmonton Brick Men 20 (1)
1987–1988 Memphis Storm (indoor)
1990–1995 Minnesota Thunder
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 24, 2008

Tony Pesznecker (born February 11, 1958) is a former Canadian professional soccer player.

Pesznecker played professionally for both the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League and the Minnesota Thunder of the USL. He also played for the Edmonton Eagles[1] and Edmonton Brick Men in professional outdoor leagues and Wichita Wings and Memphis Storm in professional indoor leagues.[2][3] Pesznecker was inducted into the Thunder Hall of Fame in 1996. Currently, he is the girls soccer coach at Wayzata High School in Wayzata, Minnesota, where he was named one of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America coaches of the year in 2003 and recently got his 500th win.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (May 6, 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame." Minnesota Thunder. "Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. ^ "Tony Peszneker soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  4. ^ "NSCAA/adidas National Coaches of the Year." http://www.nscaa.com/articles/2006032912032466.php Accessed July 24, 2008.
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