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Full name
  
Giuseppe Ciaravino

Playing position
  
goalkeeper

Date of birth
  
October 26, 1976

Years
  
Team

Place of birth
  
Toronto, Canada

Name
  
Joe Ciaravino

Height
  
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)


Joe Ciaravino (born October 26, 1976) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as Goalkeeper for the Toronto Jets, Toronto Italia, and the Toronto Lynx.

Club career

Ciaravino began his professional career with the Toronto Jets of the Canadian National Soccer League. His signing was announced on July 2, 1995 along with the rest of the team's roster. In the 1995 season the Jets achieved a regular season championship by placing first in the standings. In the postseason the Jets reached the finals of the playoffs, but were defeated by St. Catharines Wolves by a score of 2-1. On October 5, 1995 he was awarded the Goalkeeper of the Year award. In 1996, he signed a contract with the Toronto Italia; he made his debut on June 2, 1996 in a match against St. Catharines. He added a Treble (association football) to his resume by winning the Umbro Cup along with the Playoff Championship. He managed to achieve an undefeated season with Toronto along with their treble victory. For the second time in his career he was awarded the Goalkeeper of the Year award.

In 1997, Ciaravino signed with newly expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, where he was reunited with his old Toronto Italia head coach Peter Pinizzotto. His signing was on April, 1997 in a press conference which revealed the club's roster for the 1997 season. He made his debut for the club on April 19, 1997 in a match against the Charleston Battery which resulted in 4-2 defeat. Ciaravino assisted the club in qualifying for the post season for the first time in the franchise's history, by finishing 4th in the Northeastern division. The Lynx were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Montreal Impact.

References

Joe Ciaravino Wikipedia