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Place of birth
  
Poland

Role
  
Soccer player

Name
  
Roman Urbanczuk


1979-1983
  
Pennsylvania Stoners

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Forward

Date of birth
  
(1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 56)

1978-1979
  
Cleveland Force (indoor)

1980-1981
  
Philadelphia Fever (indoor)

Roman Urbanczuk is a retired Polish-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Urbanczuk moved to Pennsylvania from Poland with his family before his sophomore year at Louis E. Dieruff High School Allentown, Pennsylvania. When he arrived, he joined the school’s soccer team, being named to the 1977 All State High School list. He graduated in 1978. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent one season sith the Force. In 1979, Urbanczuk joined the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. He would become the only player to spend all four seasons with the Stoners during its brief existence. In 1980, Urbanczuk and his team mates won the league championship. Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever during the 1980-1981 MISL season.

Off the field, Urbanczuk owned and operated several successful Subway franchises around his American hometown, Allentown, PA.

References

Roman Urbanczuk Wikipedia