Roman Urbanczuk Explained

Roman Urbanczuk
Birth Date:16 February 1959
Birth Place:Poland
Position:Forward
Years1:1978–1979
Clubs1:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:1979–1983
Clubs2:Pennsylvania Stoners
Years3:1980–1981
Clubs3:Philadelphia Fever (indoor) (loan)
Caps3:2
Goals3:0

Roman Urbanczuk is a retired Polish-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Early life

Urbanczuk moved to Pennsylvania from Poland with his family before his sophomore year at Louis E. Dieruff High School Allentown, Pennsylvania. When he arrived, he joined the school's soccer team, being named to the 1977 All State High School list.[1] He graduated in 1978.

Career

In the fall of 1978, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent one season with the Force. In 1979, Urbanczuk joined the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. He would become the only player to spend all four seasons with the Stoners during its brief existence.[2] In 1980, Urbanczuk and his teammates won the league championship.[3] Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever during the 1980-1981 MISL season.

Off the field, Urbanczuk owned and operated several successful Subway franchises around his hometown of Allentown.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.pasoccercoaches.org/allstateboys1977.html Pennsylvania All State Boys 1977
  2. http://articles.mcall.com/1984-01-24/sports/2408882_1_asl-coach-football-coach-new-team The Stoners Fade Out With A Touch Of Class
  3. http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer – 1980