:Joe Nasco

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joe Nasco

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Joseph Nasco

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|18}}

| birth_place = Kissimmee, Florida, United States

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2003–2004

| college1 = Andrew Fighting Tigers

| collegecaps1 =

| collegegoals1 =

| collegeyears2 = 2005–2007

| college2 = Birmingham–Southern Panthers

| collegecaps2 =

| collegegoals2 =

| years1 = 2008

| clubs1 = Panama City Pirates

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Colorado Rapids

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Birmingham Legion

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2016–2021

| managerclubs1 = Birmingham–Southern Panthers (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs2 = Chattanooga Red Wolves (goalkeeping)

| manageryears3 = 2023

| managerclubs3 = UAB Blazers (goalkeeping)

| club-update = March 10, 2019

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Joseph Nasco (born June 18, 1984) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

After spending time in Andrew College and Birmingham–Southern College, Nasco made eight appearances for Panama City Pirates in the USL Premier Development League. However, he left the game shortly after battling injury and took a job as a police officer for the Gordon County Sheriff's Department in Calhoun, Georgia.

In 2012, Nasco caught an eye of the Atlanta Silverbacks coaching staff at the team's first open combine and on March 21, Nasco signed a professional contract with the Silverbacks.{{cite news |title=Silverbacks Sign Goalkeeper Nasco |url=http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/news/Silverbacks-Sign-Goalkeeper-Nasco |publisher=Atlanta Silverbacks |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=May 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409210932/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/news/Silverbacks-Sign-Goalkeeper-Nasco |archivedate=April 9, 2012 }} On May 16, Nasco made his professional debut in a 3–0 loss to the Puerto Rico Islanders.{{cite news |title=Islanders Extend NASL Lead With 3–0 Win |url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=2302 |publisher=North American Soccer League |date=May 16, 2012 |accessdate=May 16, 2012 }}

On February 12, 2014, Nasco signed with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2014/02/nasco-and-watts-join-rapids-ranks|title=Nasco and Watts join the Rapids ranks|website=Coloradorapids.com|accessdate=August 6, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223152605/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2014/02/nasco-and-watts-join-rapids-ranks|url-status=dead}} On September 5, against the Los Angeles Galaxy, he set the MLS record for the fastest red card in a game with a foul against Alan Gordon a mere 34 seconds into the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/05/colorado-rapids-joe-nasco-earns-fastest-red-card-mls-history-first-minute-ej|title=Colorado Rapids' Joe Nasco earns the fastest red card in MLS history with first minute ejection vs. LA Galaxy|website=Mlssoccer.com|accessdate=August 6, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920090433/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/05/colorado-rapids-joe-nasco-earns-fastest-red-card-mls-history-first-minute-ej|url-status=dead}}