David DiPlacido

David DiPlacido
DiPlacido in 2006
Personal information
Full name David DiPlacido
Date of birth (1977-05-18) May 18, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Newmarket, Ontario
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005 Toronto Lynx 182 (7)
2002 →Mississauga Olympians (loan) 4 (2)
2004 Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) 12 (3)
2005 Montreal Impact 11 (0)
2006 Toronto Lynx 24 (0)
2007 North York Astros
2008 Italia Shooters
International career‡
1992–1993 Canada U-17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 27, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of n/a

David DiPlacido (born May 18, 1977, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is the Toronto Lynx's all-time leader in club appearances and is the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club.[1][2]

Playing career

Toronto Lynx

Diplacido began playing at the professional level in 1998 in the USL A-League with Toronto Lynx.[3] In his debut season with Toronto, he received the club's Public Relations award.[4] He appeared in 17 matches in his debut season in the A-League.[5] He re-signed with Toronto for the following season.[6]

In 2000, the Lynx extended his contract for his third consecutive season for the club.[7] In the initial stages of the 2000 season, he recorded his first professional goal on April 30, 2000, against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[8][9] He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth for the second time in the club's history.[10] Toronto would reach the Conference finals against Rochester Rhinos but would be eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate.[11]

He returned to Toronto for his fourth season in 2001 and received the club's Fan Favourite award.[4][12] His fifth season with Toronto was notable as he reached a personal milestone by making his 100th appearance on June 9, 2002, against Charleston Battery.[4][13]

After the conclusion of the 2002 A-League season, he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in order to assist the club in securing a playoff berth.[14] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in a CPSL Canada Cup match against Toronto Croatia.[14] He helped Mississauga secure a postseason by recording the winning goal against Hamilton Thunder in a 3-2 victory.[15] The Olympians were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the North York Astros.[16]

He resumed his duties with Toronto Lynx for the 2003 season and was named to the A-League Team of the Week in the finals weeks of the season.[17] He also received an additional team award as the club's Best Offensive Player.[17] After spending the winter season with Philadelphia KiXX the Lynx re-signed him for the 2004 season.[18]

After a short stint in Montreal, he returned to the Toronto Lynx for the 2006 campaign.[19] Throughout the 2006 season, he assisted Toronto in reaching the finals of the Open Canada Cup where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[20] The 2006 season marked his final year with the Toronto Lynx where he finished first in the rankings in the club's all-time match appearances with 206.[5]

Montreal Impact

He returned to Toronto for the 2005 season, but he was transferred along with Charles Gbeke to league rivals Montreal Impact before the August 1 transfer deadline.[21][22][23] In his debut season with Montreal, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by winning the regular-season title.[24] He also helped Montreal in securing a league double by winning the Voyageurs Cup.[25] In the playoffs, Montreal was eliminated from the competition after losing the series to the Seattle Sounders.[26]

Canadian Soccer League

After the relegation of Toronto Lynx to the Premier Development League, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with North York Astros.[27] He made his debut on June 7 in an exhibition game against the Mexico U-20.[28] He assisted the Astros by clinching a playoff berth by finishing third in the National Division but was eliminated by eventual champions Toronto Croatia. He was also selected for the 2007 CSL All-Star match where he was named to the National Division team.[29]

In 2008, Diplacido signed with league rivals Italia Shooters.[30] Diplacido helped the Shooters win their second International Division title.[31] In the playoff run, he contributed by a victory over the Brampton Lions in the quarterfinals.[32] Ultimately Italia was defeated in the second round by eventual champions Serbian White Eagles.[33]

Indoor career

In the winter of 2004, he played indoor soccer after he was drafted to play in the Major Indoor Soccer League with Philadelphia KiXX.[34][35] He assisted Philadelphia in securing a postseason berth but was eliminated in the quarterfinals to Kansas City Comets.[36][37] He appeared in 12 matches and recorded 3 goals for Philadelphia.[38]

International career

Diplacido made his debut with the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team on August 12, 1992, against the Cayman Islands in the 1992 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.[39] He also represented Canada in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[39] In total, he represented the Canadian U17 team in nine matches.[39]

Managerial career

In 2007, he became associated with Toronto FC by serving as the training camp director.[40] After the resignation of Vito Colangelo, he was named the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club in 2013.[40]

Honors

Montreal Impact

Italia Shooters

  • International Division Champions: 2008

References

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  2. ^ Administrator. "Technical Director, David Diplacido | Technical Staff Bios". AYSC. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Shootout costs Impact: Rare loss on penalties leaves team flirting with sixth; Lynx 2 Impact 1 (SO)". Montreal Gazette. August 24, 1998. pp. E7.
  4. ^ a b c "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2017-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. ^ Mayer, Norm (September 21, 1999). "Sudburian Lynx's fan favourite again". Sudbury Star. pp. B3.
  7. ^ "Toronto Lynx suffer first loss of A-League soccer season". Evening News. June 21, 2000. pp. B3.
  8. ^ "Russia prevails". Toronto Star. April 30, 2000.
  9. ^ "Leeds moves into 4th with win - A-League". The Province. May 1, 2000. pp. A25.
  10. ^ "Soccer: Lynx end schedule with win". National Post. September 5, 2000. pp. B15.
  11. ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (September 25, 2000). "Rhinos oust Lynx; host Minnesota for crown". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 20, 22.
  12. ^ "Toronto Lynx chops down Timbers". Daily Mercury. August 4, 2001. pp. D7.
  13. ^ Da Costa, Norman (July 23, 2002). "Lynx edge closer to playoff spot ; Thomas gets late goal in lightning-delayed victory over Eagles". Toronto Star. pp. E12.
  14. ^ a b Rumleski, Kathy (September 13, 2002). "CPSL Playoff Picture Still Unclear". London Free Press.
  15. ^ Brown, Joel (October 16, 2002). "Olympians Advance in Playoffs". Mississauga News.
  16. ^ Brown, Joel (October 25, 2002). "Olympians, Croatia Upset by Astros". Mississauga News.
  17. ^ a b "Lynx End 2003 Season On A High Note". USLFans.com. September 2, 2003. Archived from the original on December 1, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2002.
  18. ^ "Soccer - A-League". The Globe and Mail. April 17, 2004. pp. S4.
  19. ^ Feschuk, Dave (May 27, 2006). "One for the school kids; Brazil's Romario, on a slick pitch in Etobicoke, leads Miami to 1-0 win". Toronto Star. pp. E3.
  20. ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  21. ^ Fitz- Gerald, Sean (May 11, 2005). "Lynx still looking for some attention: Toronto's forgotten team". National Post. pp. S8.
  22. ^ "DiPlacido and Gbeke join Impact". OurSports Central. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  23. ^ DeVeronica, Jeff (August 14, 2005). "Rhinos missing 3 for Toronto match". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 56.
  24. ^ Hickey, Mike (September 7, 2005). "Impact finish regular season on West Coast: The Impact is sure to improve the club record for the least amount of losses in a season". The Record. p. 14.
  25. ^ Hickey, Pat (September 1, 2005). "Impact clinches top spot". Montreal Gazette. p. 11.
  26. ^ Myles, Stephanie (September 26, 2005). "Impact's season turns sour: Sounders 2, Impact 1. Seattle snatches win with last-gasp goal". Montreal Gazette. pp. C1.
  27. ^ "David Diplacido - player profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  28. ^ "June 27, 2007 CSL North York Astros vs Mexico U-20s exhibition game (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  29. ^ "CSL All-Star Game Rosters". Windsor Star. July 26, 2007. p. 41.
  30. ^ Hayakawa, Mike (September 11, 2008). "Italia Shooters hold tight". Vaughan Citizen.
  31. ^ Wiredo hat-trick drives Italia Shooters to International Division title Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ THE SCORERS ON FRIDAY... Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ Serbian Eagles defeated Italia Shooters 3-0 in the first semi-final on Friday to earn a berth in the final for the third year in succession Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ "Colorado coach goes on offensive". Philadelphia Daily News. February 4, 2004.
  35. ^ "KiXX Sign Midfielder David DiPlacido". OurSports Central. 2004-02-03. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  36. ^ "Kansas City knocks Kixx out of playoffs". Courier Post. April 11, 2004. p. 41.
  37. ^ Narducci, Marc (April 11, 2004). "Comets boot Kixx from the playoffs". Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D6.
  38. ^ "David Diplacido soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  39. ^ a b c "Dave Diplacido national team profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  40. ^ a b "Aurora soccer appoints DiPlacido as technical director". The Newmarket Era. March 6, 2013.