Carmine Isacco
Personal information
Full name	Carmine Isacco
Date of birth	September 20, 1970 (1970-09-20) (age 39)
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989-1992	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1995 1996-1999 1996-1997 1996-1999 1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2001	Toronto Italia Milwaukee Rampage Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) Milwaukee Wave (indoor) Rochester Rhinos Edmonton Drillers (NPSL) (indoor) Toronto Lynx Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)	75 (0) 26 (0) 30 (0) 00 (0) 14 (0) 03 (0)
Teams managed
2002 2005-2006 2005-2006 2007-2008 2008- 2008-	Toronto Supra Vaughan Shooters Varsity Blues Toronto FC (goalkeeper coach) York Lions Italia Shooters
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Carmine Isacco (born September 20, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer coach and retired player. He is the current coach of the Italia Shooters.

[edit] Playing career

In 1989, Isacco enered the University of Maryland, College Park where he was a Soccer America Magazine freshman All-American goalkeeper. Over his four seasons with the Terrapins, he was named to the All-ACC first team three times and was the Terrapins team captain as a senior in 1992. He then spent time with the Canadian Olympic Team and competed at the 1993 World University Games. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Maryland

Isaaco turned professional in 1993 with the Toronto Italia in the National Soccer League. In his first season with the club, he was Goalkeeper of the Year, and was also named a Canadian all-star three times. In 1996, he moved to the Milwaukee Rampage of the USISL.^[1] He was selected to the All USISL Select First Team.^[2] In the fall of 1996, he signed with the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League.^[3] He returned to the Rampage for the 1997 USISL A-League season as the Rampage won the league title. He would continue to play the summer outdoor season with the Rampage until released by the team on July 13, 1999.^[4] On October 16, 1997, he signed a two year contract with the Milwaukee Wave of the NPSL.^[5] However, he spent most of the season as backup to Victor Nogueira.^[6][7][8] After having been released by the Rampage half way through the 1999 outdoor season, Isaaco singed with the Rochester Rhinos in August. He then moved to the Edmonton Drillers for the 1999-2000 NPSL season.^[9] On June 20, 2000, the Toronto Lynx signed Isacco.^[10] He also served as an assistant coach with the Lynx. In the fall of 2000, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard where he again served as a backup, this time to Bryan Finnerty.^[11] The Blizzard folded at the end of the season and in August 2001, the Kansas City Comets selected Isacco in the dispersal draft, but he chose not to sign with the team.

[edit] Managerial career

After retiring from soccer Isacco become the head coach of the Toronto Supra in 2002. In 2005 he was appointed the head coach of Vaughan Shooters where he led the Shooters to playoffs eventually reaching the finals, but losing out to Oakville Blue Devils to a score of 2-1. In June 2005, he was also hired to coach the University of Toronto men's soccer team. Isacco resigned as head coach of the Vaughn Shooters following the 2006 season in order to concentrate his duties with the University of Toronto. With the Varsity Blues he led the team to OUA silver medals in both 2005 and 2006 and also capturing a CIS silver in 2005. On January 10, 2007 Isacco resigned as the men’s soccer head coach and accepted a position as an assistant coach with Toronto FC serving under head coach Mo Johnston^[12].

Before the start of the 2008 season with Johnston moving upstairs to fill the role of Director of Football, with Isacco's contract not being renewed he was appointed the head coach of York University on March 26, 2007^[13]. And he was also appointed the new head coach of the Italia Shooters for the CSL 2008 season.

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[edit] External links

• York University Coaching Staff