Pat Occhiuto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 20, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Erie Community College | ||
| 1977–1979 | SUNY Fredonia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 46 | (11) |
| 1981 | Rochester Flash | ||
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 15 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| 1984 | Buffalo Storm | ||
| 1991–1994 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pat Occhiuto is a retired Italian-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League, United Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League.
Occhiuto attended Erie Community College where he played soccer in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the Erie Community College Hall of Fame in 1998.[1] He then transferred to SUNY Fredonia where he completed his collegiate soccer eligibility with three seasons on the men's soccer team. In 1989, the school inducted Occhiuto into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] In 1979, he signed with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he played for the Rochester Flash of the American Soccer League. That fall, he moved to the Kansas City Comets before returning to the Stallions for one more season. In 1984, he played for the Buffalo Storm of the United Soccer League.[3] Occhiuto later played for the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League.
References
[edit]- ^ Erie Community College Hall of Fame
- ^ SUNY Fredonia Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ROOKIE GOALIE BACKSTOPS SUN TO 4-2 VICTORY Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, June 4, 1984
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1957 births
- American men's soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Buffalo Blizzard players
- Buffalo Stallions players
- Buffalo Storm players
- Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Rochester Flash players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- People of Calabrian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century American sportsmen