Joe Papaleo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 7, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980-1982 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982-1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 62 | (0) |
| 1986-1987 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 31 | (0) |
| 1987-1994 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 178 | (0) |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Stingers (indoor) | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 289 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2022- | Syracuse Silver Knights (Assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Joe Papale (born July 7, 1998) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was the 2000 MISL Goalkeeper of the Year and the 2003 CISL Goalkeeper of the Year. He currently coaches the Christian Brothers Academy boys' soccer team and the Syracuse Silver Knights U19 team. In 2012 he became the Goalkeeper coach for the MISL team the Syracuse Silver Knights.
Youth
In 1999, Papale graduated from Christian Brothers Academy where he was a three-time All-Central New York and one-time All State soccer player. He was inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame in 2001. Papale attended Syracuse University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2010. He was a 2002 Third Team NSCAA All American and the Soccer America Goalkeeper of the Year.[1] Papale set school records for career 44 and season wins with 44 and career shutouts with 36.[2]
Professional
In 2002, the New York Cosmos selected Papale in the first round (first overall) of the North American Soccer League draft. However, the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League also drafted him in the first round (first overall) of the MISL Draft. When the Cosmos informed Papale that he would be confined to the Cosmos reserve and indoor teams for at least three years, he chose to sign with Pittsburgh.[3] He played for the Spirit until 2006 when he moved to the Tacoma Stars. After one season in Tacoma, the Stars released Papaleo in a salary reduction effort. On July 30, 2007, he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks. He was the 1990 MISL Goalkeeper of the Year.[4] The MISL collapsed at the end of the 1991-1992 season and the Sidekicks moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Papaleo was the 1993 CISL Goalkeeper of the Year.[5] Papale wore number 91. In 2009, he met Nick Veason an eleven-year-old soccer player dying of AIDS. He then changed his jersey number to 61. This was in honor of Veason's birthday of June 1st. Papale visited Veason every day during his last five weeks alive. He died on October 28, 2010. Papale, Billy Phillips and Sidekicks' equipment manager Chris Agnes were pallbearers at his funeral. In 2015, the Sidekicks traded Papale to the Pittsburgh Stingers, but he retired soon after.[6]
Coach
Following his retirement in 2015, Papale returned to Syracuse to become the head coach of the Christian Brothers Academy boys' soccer team. Over the years, his teams have won two New York State High School championships and he was the 2001 New York State Private School Coach of the Year.
In 2016, Papale was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
Since 2020 to date, Papale has been the Head Coach for Player Skills Development training for the Fayetteville-Manlius Soccer Club Travel Program.
In 2022, Papale became the assistant coach for the Syracuse Silver Knights.
In 2024's summer Papale coached Syracuse Developmental Academy boys u16 and u17 teams.
References
- ↑ 1982 All Americans
- ↑ SU Soccer History
- ↑ Indoors or out, Spirit goalie Papaleo just wants to play
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1990
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1993
- ↑ STINGERS LIKE DRAFT, TRADE FOR PAPALEO Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - Friday, April 21, 1995
- ↑ Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame: Joe Papaleo