Stan Koziol
<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Joseph Stanley Koziol | ||
Date of birth | July 29, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1983-1987 | Loyola Greyhounds | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988 | Maryland Bays | ||
1989-1990 | Boston Bolts | ||
1989-1990 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 10 | (2) |
1990-1991 | Hershey Impact (indoor) | ||
1992-1993 | Canton Invaders (indoor) | 5 | (1) |
1996 | Central Jersey Riptide | ||
International career | |||
1992 | Puerto Rico | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Stanley "Stan" Koziol (July 29, 1965 – March 3, 2014) was an American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. He also competed with the Puerto Rico national football team in 1992.
Contents
Career
Youth
Koziol, the older brother of Joe Koziol, attended Loyola University Maryland, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1983 to 1987. He holds the school's career assists record and was a 1986 and 1987 Second Team All American.[1] In 1994, Koziol was inducted into the Loyola Hall of Fame.[2]
Professional
In 1988, Koziol began his professional career with the Maryland Bays of the American Soccer League.[3] In 1989, he moved to the Boston Bolts where he spent two seasons. In the 1989 season, the Bolts played in the American Professional Soccer League.[4][5] In 1989, Koziol moved indoors with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. On November 4, 1990, Koziol signed with the Hershey Impact of the National Professional Soccer League.[6] He played for the Canton Invaders during the 1992-93 NPSL season.
In 1996, he played for the Central Jersey Riptide of the USISL Pro League.[7] On July 17, 1996, the MetroStars called up Koziol for an exhibition with the Italian U-23 national team.[8]
International
Koziol competed for the Puerto Rico national football team during Puerto Rico’s qualification games for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Personal life
He died on March 3, 2014 following a short battle with leukemia. at the age of 48.[10]
External links
References
- ↑ Loyola Greyhounds men’s soccer records, graphics.fansonly.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Loyola Greyhounds Athletic Hall of Fame, loyolagreyhounds.com; accesses February 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1988 Maryland Bays infosite, a-leaguearchive.tripod.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1989 Boston Bolts infosite, a-leaguearchive.tripod.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1990 Boston Bolts infosite, a-leaguearchive.tripod.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ November 4, 1990 Transactions, articles.baltimoresun.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ April 13, 1996 Transactions
- ↑ MetroStars host Italians in exhibition, matawan.ididigital.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico (March 21, 1992), 11v11.com; accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 2014 deaths
- 1965 births
- American soccer players
- American Soccer League (1988–89) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players
- Baltimore Bays (1993–98) players
- Boston Bolts players
- Canton Invaders players
- Central Jersey Riptide players
- Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players
- Maryland Bays players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- USISL Pro League players
- Puerto Rican footballers
- Puerto Rico international footballers
- Soccer players from New Jersey
- People from Clifton, New Jersey