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Angelo Panzetta

Angelo Panzetta

American soccer player and coach

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]

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Player

College

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

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

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

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