Lou Cioffi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lou Cioffi, III | ||
| Date of birth | February 23, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bronx, New York, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978-1979 | University of Central Florida | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980-1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | 17 | (0) |
| 1980-1981 | Atlanta Chiefs (indoor) | 16 | (0) |
| 1981 | New Jersey Rockets (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1981-1983 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 17 | (0) |
| 1984-1985 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 12 | (0) |
| 1986 | Orlando Lions | ||
| 1987 | Orlando Rockets | ||
| 1989 | Orlando Lions | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lou Cioffi is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and third American Soccer League.
Cioffi transferred to the University of Central Florida where he played on the men's soccer team in 1978 and 1979. In February 1980, Cioffi was cut by the Atlanta Chiefs during the preseason training camp. In May 1980, the Chiefs signed Cioffi as a free agent after Victor Nogueira was injured.[1] He then played the 1980-1981 NASL Indoor season with the Chiefs.[2] He spent one more outdoor season with the Chiefs before moving to the New Jersey Rockets of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the fall of 1981. In 1986, he returned to Florida to complete his bachelor's degree. In addition to attending school, he played for the independent Orlando Lions.[3] In 1987, he played for the Orlando Rockets.[4] In 1989, he returned to the Lions, now playing in the third American Soccer League.[5]
References
- ↑ Cruyff Injures Leg Washington Post, The (DC) - Saturday, May 24, 1980
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1981
- ↑ NEWLY FORMED ORLANDO LIONS LOSE TO ROWDIES, 1-0, BEFORE 4,200 THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - Sunday, February 23, 1986
- ↑ SOCCER THE ORLANDO SENTINEL - Wednesday, February 11, 1987
- ↑ 1989 Orlando Lions
External links
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1957 births
- American people of Italian descent
- American soccer players
- American Soccer League (1988–89) players
- Atlanta Chiefs players
- Chicago Sting (MISL) players
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- New Jersey Rockets players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Orlando Lions players
- University of Central Florida alumni
- Living people
