Carmen D'Onofrio | |
Fullname: | Carmen David D'Onofrio |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1974 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, Canada |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1996–2001 |
Clubs1: | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) |
Caps1: | 150 |
Goals1: | 127 |
Years2: | 1997 |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1999–2000 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2005–2007 |
Nationalyears1: | 1991–1992 |
Nationalyears2: | 1994–1996 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
Nationalteam2: | Canada U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2007 |
Managerclubs1: | Columbus Clan F.C. (player/coach) |
Carmen D'Onofrio (born April 16, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.
D'Onofrio was drafted in 1991 by the Vancouver 86ers in the CSL draft, but decided to play college soccer with Stanford University.[1] [2] He began his career at the indoor level in 1996 with the Edmonton Drillers in the National Professional Soccer League.[3] [4] In his debut season he finished as the team's top goalscorer, and was named to the NPSL First Team All-Rookie.[5] In 1997, he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, and featured in the postseason match against Montreal Impact.[6] In 1999, he signed a contract with the Vancouver 86ers, and appeared in 19 matches with 1 goal.[7] [8] In 2005, he played with Columbus Clan F.C. in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.[9]
D'Onofrio made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team on August 5, 1991 in the 1991 Pan American Games.[10] He represented Canada in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. He also played with Canada men's national under-23 soccer team in the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.
In 2007, he served as the player/head coach for Columbus where the team won the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship, and also reached the finals of the 2007 Open Canada Cup.[11] The British Columbia Soccer Association named him the Coach of the Year in 2007.[12]