Angelo Panzetta Explained

Angelo Panzetta
Birth Date:24 June 1967
Birth Place:Rochester, New York, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1985–1988
Youthclubs1:Rochester Institute of Technology
Years1:1989–1991
Clubs1:Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Caps1:53
Goals1:5
Years2:1991–1994
Clubs2:Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
Caps2:115
Goals2:28
Manageryears1:1994–2000
Managerclubs1:Syracuse Orange (assistant)
Manageryears2:2001–2022
Managerclubs2:Allegheny College

Angelo Panzetta (born June 24, 1967) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He coached the Allegheny College men's soccer team for 21-years. His tenure started in 2001 and ended in 2022.[1]

Player

College

Panzetta attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was a three-time, First Team, NCAA Division III All American soccer player.[2] [3] [4] In 1988, the Tigers lost to UC San Diego in the final of the NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in applied mathematics. In 1994, RIT inducted Panzetta into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[5]

Professional

In 1989, the Baltimore Blast selected Panzetta in the first round (eighth overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League amateur draft. In January 1991, he suffered a season ending knee injury.[6] The Blast released him on October 9, 1991.[7] On October 19, 1991, Panzetta signed with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League.[8] Panzetta played until 1994 and is a member of the Heat Hall of Fame.

Coach

On May 13, 1994, Syracuse University hired Panzetta as an assistant to its men's soccer team. In 2001, he moved to Allegheny College as head coach.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angelo Panzetta - Men's Soccer Coach . 2022-10-17 . Allegheny College Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: 1986 All Americans . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151510/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=1986 . 2006-11-15 . dead .
  3. Web site: 1987 All Americans . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070818233202/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=1987 . 2007-08-18 . dead .
  4. Web site: 1988 All Americans . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615002523/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=1988 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  5. http://www.ritathletics.com/hof_rit.aspx?hof=89&path=&kiosk= RIT Hall of Fame
  6. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-24/sports/1991024032_1_panzetta-anterior-cruciate-ligament-blast Knee injury ends Panzetta's season
  7. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-10-09/sports/1991282055_1_panzetta-blast-knee Blast cuts Panzetta, ending comeback
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/19/sports/transactions-914591.html October 19, 1991 Transactions