Tony Crescitelli
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tony Crescitelli | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antony F. Crescitelli | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | , Italy | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1975-1978 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979-1980 1981-1982 1983 1984 1985 |
Washington Diplomats San Jose Earthquakes Team America Tulsa Roughnecks Buffalo Stallions South Florida Sun |
26 (15) 48 (14) 23 (0) 1 (0) 6 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1983 | United States | 1 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Tony Crescitelli is a retired Italian-American soccer forward.
Crescitelli was born in Italy and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 11. He attended the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where he played Division III NCAA soccer from 1975-1978. He was a prolific scorer over his four season with Mohawks. He still holds both the school and NCAA Division III records for career goals per game (1.98 per game) and career goals (132 in 62 games).
The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League signed Crescitelli in 1979. He played only a handful of games for the team his first season, scoring no goals and assisting on only two. In 1980, he came on strong, scoring 15 goals in 19 games. At the end of the season, the Diplomats traded Crescitelli to the San Jose Earthquakes but he failed to replicate his goal scoring feats. In 1983, he signed with Team America. In 1983, the U.S. Soccer Federation attempted to create a more successful U.S. national team by entering the team into the NASL as a franchise. However, the team stumbled to a 10-20 record and the bottom of the league standings and USSF pulled the national team from the NASL at the end of the season. While most of the Team America players returned to their original teams, Crescitelli signed with the Tulsa Roughnecks on May 8, 1984 and played the last NASL season with them. Crescitelli also played with the Buffalo Stallions of Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, Crescitelli joined the South Florida Sun of the United Soccer League. However, that league, which had played its first season in 1984, lasted only six games in 1985 before collapsing.
Crescitelli earned a single cap with the U.S. national team in the only U.S. game in 1983, a 2-0 victory over Haiti. Crescitelli did not score and was subbed out for Sonny Askew.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts inducted Crescitelli into its Hall of Fame in 1992, the same year he completed his degree. He lives in East Rockaway, New York and teaches physical education at Goddard Junior High School.
