Toronto Rockets
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The Toronto Rockets were an American Professional Soccer League
soccer club based in Toronto
, Ontario
. They played one season, 1994.
The Toronto Rockets were a continuation of the North York Rockets
, a Canadian Soccer League / Canadian National Soccer League
franchise and the Toronto Blizzard, a CSL / APSL franchise that had folded the year before, 1993. Players from both the '93 Rockets and '93 Blizzard played for the '94 Rockets. The team finished in 7th (last) place in the league standings.
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
soccer club based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. They played one season, 1994.
The Toronto Rockets were a continuation of the North York Rockets
North York Rockets
The North York Rockets were a professional soccer team that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League during its existence from 1987 to 1992...
, a Canadian Soccer League / Canadian National Soccer League
Canadian National Soccer League
The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997...
franchise and the Toronto Blizzard, a CSL / APSL franchise that had folded the year before, 1993. Players from both the '93 Rockets and '93 Blizzard played for the '94 Rockets. The team finished in 7th (last) place in the league standings.
Squad members
- 1 Pat OnstadPat OnstadPatrick Stewart "Pat" Onstad is a Canadian soccer retired goalkeeper, who is currently an assistant coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
GK - 2 Carl Fletcher D
- 3 Jack Copetti MF
- 4 Peter SarantopoulosPeter SarantopoulosPeter Sarantopoulos is a former Canadian international soccer defender.-Club career:Sarantopolous was a two time first-team and one time second-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues...
D - 5 Jens Kraemer D
- 6 Dino LopezDino LopezDino Lopez is a retired Canadian soccer player.-Club career:The Jamaica-born defender was raised in North York, Ontario and has played in his career for York University who was named a 1989 OUA East All-Star, for the Toronto Italia , London Lasers , Nova Scotia Clippers , was an original member...
D - 7 Billy Dalombo MF/S
- 8 Lucio IanieroLucio IanieroLucio Ianiero 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...
MF - 9 Zico DoeZico DoeEzekiel Koffa "Zico" Doe is a retired Liberian football player who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League, Major Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League...
S /replaced by Ivica Raguz S - 10 Tony NocitaTony NocitaTony Nocita is a former professional Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Sons of Italy Lions SC.He has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2003...
MF/D - 11 Alekxandre Choulaev MF /replaced by Robert Marcucci
- 12 Bryan RosenfeldBryan RosenfeldBryan Rosenfeld is a retired Canadian association football player and current Head Coach of the Canadian U-17 Women national soccer team.-Career:...
GK - 13 Pat Sullivan MF/D
- 14 Joseph MajcherJoseph MajcherJoseph Majcher is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-International career:...
MF/S - 15 Eddy BerduscoEddy BerduscoEddy Berdusco is a retired professional footballer from Canada.-Club career:The son of Italian immigrants, Berdusco was the original Canadian Soccer League's 3rd all-time highest goal scorer with 54 from 1988 through 1992 as a member of North York Rockets...
S - 16 Frank Cardona MF
- 17 Velemir Crljen MF
- ?? Walker ?
- 20 Gino DiFlorioGino DiFlorioGino DiFlorio is a former professional soccer player. Canadian, he was a scoring star of indoor soccer in North America during the 1990s.Moved into Canada with his immediate family after the first few years of his life. Growing up and playing recreational soccer, he could not put the soccer ball...
S/MF - 22 Ralph Golen MF
- Head Coach Peter Felicetti replaced by Hector Marinaro, Sr. before the August 5th game