Full name Carlo Alberto Arghittu Years Team Height 1.7 m | Playing position Team Apps Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1974-05-27) May 27, 1974 (age 42) Place of birth St. Catharines, Ontario | ||
Carlo Arghittu (born May 27, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player and coach who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
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Playing career
Arghittu began his career in 1990 in the Canadian National Soccer League after being spotted by St. Catharines Wolves head coach Jimmy Douglas. In his first stint with his hometown club he captured the CNSL Championship three times in 1993, 1995, 1997, and Umbro Cup in 1995, 1996. He contributed a goal in the 1997 CNSL Championship final against Toronto Supra, and won the match by a score of 4-3. In 1998, St. Catharines joined the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League, and once more Arghittu played an instrumental role during the 1998 season. He finished as the club`s second highest goal scorer with 12 goals, and won the inaugural CPSL Championship by defeating regular season champions Toronto Olympians 4-2 on penalties. He featured in the National Professional Soccer League during the 1996/1997 indoor season with the Toronto Shooting Stars, and appeared in seven matches and scored one goal.
In 1999, he was signed by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, and made his debut on May 2, 1999 in a match against Minnesota Thunder.In his debut season in USL A-League he appeared in 11 matches.He returned to St. Catharines for the 2000 season, and captured his second CPSL Championship in 2001 by defeating Toronto Supra by a score of 1-0. His next notable achievement came in 2003 where he received the CSL Golden Boot award for finishing as the league`s highest goal scorer. After experiencing a rebuilding era, Arghittu helped St. Catharines claim a piece of silverware by winning the National Division title in 2007. In 2009, he was appointed player/assistant coach under head coach James McGillivray. In 2011, he retired from competitive soccer and was chosen as the successor to McGillivray. He retired as the longest serving, and all-time highest goal scorer for the Roma Wolves. Arghittu served as head coach for St. Catharines for three seasons until the CSL was de-sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association in 2014. After the folding of St. Catharines he served as assistant coach for Niagara United.