Chris Agoliati
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Chris Agoliati is a retired American soccer player who played at least two seasons in the American Soccer League
and two in the North American Soccer League
.
Agoliati graduated from the Staten Island Academy
in 1968 and Cornell University
in 1973. While at Cornell, he was an All Ivy League forward on the Big Red soccer team. In 1973, he signed with the Connecticut Wildcats of the American Soccer League
. In 1975, he moved to the Boston Minutemen
of the North American Soccer League
. The Minutemen released Agoliati at the end of the season and he signed with the expansion Tacoma Tides
in the ASL. The Tides folded at the end of the season and Agoliati moved back to the NASL, this time with the New York Cosmos
. He saw time in only one game and was released at the end of the season.
In 1979, he purchased the Paramount Theater of Stapleton, Staten Island
and turned it into a disco club. He currently lives in Spring Lake, New Jersey
.
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
and two in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
.
Agoliati graduated from the Staten Island Academy
Staten Island Academy
Staten Island Academy is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school located on a campus in Staten Island in New York City, USA. Founded in 1884 by Anton Methfessel, it is the oldest private school on Staten Island, and is the only independent school in the borough. It educates students from...
in 1968 and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1973. While at Cornell, he was an All Ivy League forward on the Big Red soccer team. In 1973, he signed with the Connecticut Wildcats of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. In 1975, he moved to the Boston Minutemen
Boston Minutemen
The Boston Minutemen were a soccer team based out of Boston that played in the NASL. They played from 1974 to 1976. Their home fields included Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy and Sargent Field in New Bedford.Portuguese legend...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. The Minutemen released Agoliati at the end of the season and he signed with the expansion Tacoma Tides
Tacoma Tides
The Tacoma Tides was an American soccer club based in Tacoma, Washington that was a member of the American Soccer League. Although not long-lived, the club is remembered today for its backup goalkeeper--well-known American soccer coach Bruce Arena....
in the ASL. The Tides folded at the end of the season and Agoliati moved back to the NASL, this time with the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
. He saw time in only one game and was released at the end of the season.
In 1979, he purchased the Paramount Theater of Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and...
and turned it into a disco club. He currently lives in Spring Lake, New Jersey
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Spring Lake is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,993....
.