Ray Vigliotti Explained

Ray Vigliotti
Fullname:Raymond Vigliotti
Birth Date:13 January 1960
Birth Place:Laurel, Maryland, United States
Position:Defender
Collegeyears1:1978–1979
College1:South Carolina Gamecocks
Years1:1979–1981
Clubs1:New York Arrows (indoor)
Caps1:32
Goals1:2
Years2:1980
Clubs2:Miami Americans
Years3:1981
Clubs3:Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1981–1982
Clubs4:Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Caps4:16
Goals4:2
Years5:1982–1983
Clubs5:Wichita Wings (indoor)
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:1983–1984
Clubs6:New York Arrows (indoor)
Caps6:18
Goals6:2

Raymond "Ray" Vigliotti is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League.

Vigliotti graduated from Laurel High School and played on the U-18 National Youth Team. He attended the University of South Carolina where he played on the men's soccer team in 1978 and 1979.[1] In 1979, the New York Arrows selected Vigliotti in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft and spent two seasons with them. He played the 1980 outdoor season with the Miami Americans of the American Soccer League. Vigliotti was a member of the 1980 US Olympic Soccer team that qualified for the Moscow Olympics, but could not attend due to the US' boycott of Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. In 1981, Vigliotti signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the North American Soccer League's indoor season. He was released on December 24, 1981, after playing a single game.[2] He moved to the Baltimore Blast for the remainder of the 1981–1982 season. On October 2, 1982, Vigliotti signed as a free agent with the Wichita Wings for the 1982–1983 season and finished his career back with the Arrows during the 1983–1984 season.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-pro soccer player stresses good sportsmanship to children . Reilly . Judy . . June 12, 1997 . August 19, 2019.
  2. Scoreboard Galveston Daily News; Galveston, Texas; December 25, 1981