Carmen D'Onofrio
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1974)}}
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|fullname = Carmen David D'Onofrio
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|16}}
|birth_place = Vancouver, Canada
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|position = Midfielder
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|years1 = 1996–2001
|clubs1 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)
|caps1 = 150
|goals1 = 127
|years2 = 1997
|clubs2 = Toronto Lynx
|caps2 = 11
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 1999–2000
|clubs3 = Vancouver 86ers
|caps3 = 19
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2005–2007
|clubs4 = Columbus Clan F.C.
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| nationalyears1 = 1991–1992
| nationalyears2 = 1994–1996
| nationalteam1 = Canada U20
| nationalteam2 = Canada U23
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
|manageryears1 = 2007
|managerclubs1 = Columbus Clan F.C. (player/coach)
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Carmen D'Onofrio (born April 16, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.
Playing career
D'Onofrio was drafted in 1991 by the Vancouver 86ers in the CSL draft, but decided to play college soccer with Stanford University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2011/01/18/young-and-drafted|title=The Young and the Drafted|last=Douglas|first=Alan}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/news/2016/9/13/mens-soccer-in-the-pros.aspx?print=true|title=www.gostanford.com/news/2016/9/13/mens-soccer-in-the-pros.aspx?print=true|website=www.gostanford.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-15}} He began his career at the indoor level in 1996 with the Edmonton Drillers in the National Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/carmen-donofrio/|title=Carmen D'onofrio {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2017-04-15}}{{Cite web|last=Ireland|first=Joanne|date=May 8, 1997|title=Drillers' D' Onofrio second in running for NPSL's top rookie|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/474558929/?terms=Carmen+D%27Onofrio|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705002809/http://www.newspapers.com/image/474558929/?terms=Carmen+D'Onofrio |archive-date=2020-07-05 |access-date=2020-07-04|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=31|language=en}} In his debut season he finished as the team's top goalscorer, and was named to the NPSL First Team All-Rookie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ab/drillers/playerprofiles2000.html|title=Player Profiles|website=Angelfire|access-date=2017-04-15}} In 1997, he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, and featured in the postseason match against Montreal Impact.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lynxsoccer.com/|title=TORONTO LYNX 1997 ROSTER|last=|first=|date=1998-02-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980214202754/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/|archive-date=February 14, 1998|access-date=2019-12-13}} In 1999, he signed a contract with the Vancouver 86ers, and appeared in 19 matches with 1 goal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/no-one-fully-knows-what-impact-will-be/article25461636/|title=No one fully knows what Impact will be|last=Davidson|first=Neil|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2017-04-15|language=en-ca}}{{Cite web|last=Hunter|first=Stuart|date=August 13, 1999|title=A homecoming of sorts|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/503842278/?terms=Carmen+D%27Onofrio+vancouver+86ers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705033615/http://www.newspapers.com/image/503842278/?terms=Carmen+D'Onofrio+vancouver+86ers |archive-date=2020-07-05 |access-date=2020-07-04|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Province|page=47|language=en}} In 2005, he played with Columbus Clan F.C. in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootballpages.com/archive/issues/wfp53.pdf|title=World Football Pages}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
International career
D'Onofrio made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team on August 5, 1991 in the 1991 Pan American Games.{{Cite web|title=Canada Soccer|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=853&t=profile&|access-date=2020-07-04|website=www.canadasoccer.com}} He represented Canada in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. He also played with Canada men's national under-23 soccer team in the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Managerial career
In 2007, he served as the player/head coach for Columbus where the team won the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship, and also reached the finals of the 2007 Open Canada Cup.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 3, 2007|title=2007 CSL Season|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2007CSL_Season.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628214144/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca:80/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2007CSL_Season.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-28 |access-date=|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} The British Columbia Soccer Association named him the Coach of the Year in 2007.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BC Soccer Coaches of the Year|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=awardWinners&id=251|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729074818/http://www.canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=awardWinners&id=251 |archive-date=2016-07-29 |access-date=2020-07-04|website=www.canadasoccer.com}}
References
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Category:Canadian soccer coaches
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
Category:ICSF Columbus FC players
Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players
Category:Soccer people from British Columbia
Category:Men's association football midfielders