Roman Harapyn | |
Fullname: | Roman Harapyn |
Birth Place: | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
Position: | goalkeeper, defender |
Years1: | 1995 |
Years2: | 1997 |
Years3: | 1997 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Clubs1: | Toronto Italia |
Caps1: | 10 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Caps4: | 19 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 04 April 2015 |
Roman Harapyn is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL A-League.
Harapyn began his professional with the Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1995.[1] He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 against the Hamilton White Eagles.[2] In 1997, he signed with Toronto Croatia,[3] but was picked up by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League midway through the season due to a goalkeeper shortage.[4] He made his debut for the club on August 31, 1997 against the Hershey Wildcats coming on as a substitute for Joe Ciaravino who was ejected from the match.[5] He featured in the 1st round playoff match against the Montreal Impact where the Lynx were defeated by a score of 2-1.[6]
In 2005, Harapyn returned to the Toronto Croatia and made his debut on May 29, 2005 in a 0-0 draw against the Vaughan Shooters.[7] He started off as the starting goalkeeper for Croatia due to a suspension George Azcurra received at the end of the 2004 season. He featured as a defender for the rest of the season after the return of Azcurra from his suspension.[8] He helped Toronto second in the Eastern Conference but failed to feature in the postseason due to a suspension.