Lucio Ianiero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucio Ianiero | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, ON, Canada | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1991 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1993 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
| 1994 | Toronto Rockets | ||
| 1995–2006 | St. Catharines Wolves | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1986–1992 | Canada | 17 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lucio Ianiero (born 13 December 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian soccer player.
Club career
Ianiero played for the Hamilton Steelers in the original Canadian Soccer League and was the league's 12th best scorer with 9 goals. He played a couple years in the American Professional Soccer League for the Toronto Blizzard in 1993 and Toronto Rockets in 1994. He was then a long-time member of the St. Catharines Wolves, playing for them from 1995 to his retirement in 2006. He was also named an OUA All-Star in 1992 as a member of Brock University.
International career
Ianiero participated in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship [1] and the inaugural 1989 Futsal World Cup in the Netherlands.[2] He made his senior debut for Canada in an August 1986 Merlion Cup match against Singapore and went on to earn 17 caps, scoring 2 goals.
His final international was an April 1992 friendly match against China.
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 1986 | Singapore |  Malaysia | - | 5-0 | Merlion Cup |
| 2 | 30 August 1986 | Singapore |  Indonesia | - | 4-0 | Merlion Cup |
Coaching career
Ianiero was named Canadian Professional Soccer League Coach of the Year for the 2000 season, as head coach of the St. Catharines Wolves. In 2001 he helped lead the Wolves to the league title. He was the team's player-coach from at least 2000 to 2006.
Retirement
Ianeiro is currently a high school teacher at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and Vocational School,[3] as well as coaching at St. Catharines Jets Girls Soccer Club. Ianiero also coaches one of the provinces top 1999 girls teams with the Niagara United Soccer Club.
References
External links
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Lucio Ianiero at National-Football-Teams.com