Joe Schiraldi | |
Fullname: | Giuseppe Schiraldi |
Birth Date: | 1951 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sannicandro di Bari, Italy |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1971 |
Clubs1: | Toronto City |
Years2: | 1972 |
Clubs2: | Hamilton Italo-Canadians |
Years3: | 1973–1974 |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1975–1978 |
Clubs4: | Hamilton Italo-Canadians |
Nationalyears1: | 1971–1973 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 1972–1973 |
Nationalteam2: | Canada |
Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Giuseppe Schiraldi is a Canadian former international soccer player.
Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971.[1] In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[2] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons.[3] He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[4] He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971.
He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda.[5] He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.[6] He made his debut for the senior team on August 20, 1972 against the United States in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match and later featured in seven matches.[6]
Since retiring, Joe has been active as a youth soccer coach and camp instructor in Ontario. In July 2006, he was appointed York Region Soccer Association Regional U12 Player Development Coach.[7] He became a teacher at Brother Edmund rice catholic secondary school in Toronto for many years and then moved to Don Bosco secondary catholic school, where he taught Physical education.[8] He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)