Enzo Di Pede Explained

Enzo Di Pede
Birth Date:3 January 1957
Birth Place:Sora, Italy
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1976–1978
Clubs1:Toronto Italia
Years2:1978–1980
Clubs2:New York Arrows (indoor)
Caps2:21
Goals2:0
Years3:1979–1980
Clubs3:Rochester Lancers
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1980–1981
Clubs4:Chicago Horizons (indoor)
Caps4:16
Goals4:0
Years5:1981–1986
Clubs5:Kansas City Comets (indoor)
Caps5:114
Goals5:0
Years6:1986–1987
Clubs6:Minnesota Strikers (indoor)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1979
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Enzo Di Pede (born January 3, 1957) is a retired Italian-born goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).

Career

In 1976, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia for three seasons.[1] [2] Di Pede was a member of the MISL Champion New York Arrows as a backup goalkeeper in 1979–1980. Di Pede won MISL Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 1981 as a member of the Chicago Horizons[3] and later played for the Kansas City Comets.[4] On October 7, 1986, the Minnesota Strikers signed Di Pede, but he spent the season as a backup.[5]

International career

Di Pede played with the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team, and made his debut on April 1, 1979 against Bermuda.[6] [7]

Personal life

Born in Italy, he and his family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Di Pede idolized long-time Italy national team goalkeeper Dino Zoff as a young soccer player.

Di Pede led a series of youth soccer camps in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. with several fellow MISL players. After retiring, Di Pede, along with teammate Gino Schiraldi, opened a bagel shop and catering company in Kansas City.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Waring. Ed. September 20, 1976. Italian team refuses to accept trophies from Allan Lamport. S3. The Globe and Mail.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin. On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001. Vaughan, Ontario. 198.
  3. Web site: MISL Yearly Award Winners . OurSports Central . March 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: The Kansas City Comets have signed goalkeeper Enzo DiPede.... August 29, 1985. UPI. en. 2020-03-28.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19861008&id=z0EyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6eUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6389,1749993 October 8, 1986 Transactions
  6. Web site: Canada Soccer. canadasoccer.com. 2020-03-28.
  7. Web site: Enzo Dipede. 11v11.com. 2020-03-28.