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Tony Nocita

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Tony Nocita
Personal information
Full name Antonio Nocita
Date of birth (1963-11-09) November 9, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Position(s) defender
Team information
Current team
Sons of Italy Lions SC
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Winnipeg Fury 95 (9)
1991 Hamilton Steelers 28 (1)
1992-1993 Winnipeg Fury 20+ (3+)
1994 Toronto Rockets
2002–? Sons of Italy Lions SC 180 (9)
International career
1987–1992 Canada 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009

Tony Nocita (born 9 November 1963) is a former professional Canadian soccer player who currently coaches the FC Winnipeg Lions.

He has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] The Winnipeg Fury's 1992 Mita Cup winning team will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Club career

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Nocita played for the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League beginning in 1987, and was a member of the 1992 Championship team.[2] He served as the team captain for the Fury in 1993 during the team's run in the Canadian National Soccer League.[3] In 1994, he played in the American Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Rockets.[4]

International career

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Nicknamed Chita, he made his debut for Canada in an October 1987 friendly match against Honduras. He went on to earn 8 caps, all friendlies, scoring no goals.

His final international was an April 1992 game against China.

Coaching career

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He has coached FC Winnipeg Lions for several years as well as Calgary Storm.

Honours

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1992

References

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  1. ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. ^ McDonald, Marvin (1993-09-18). "It's been that kind of year for Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
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