Charles Duccilli

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| name = Charles Duccilli

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|2|14}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1965–1967

| youthclubs1 = Temple Owls

| years1 = 1971–1972

| clubs1 = Philadelphia Spartans

| caps1 = ?

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 1973

| clubs2 = Philadelphia Atoms

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1974

| clubs3 = Delaware Wings

| years4 = 1975

| clubs4 = Pittsburgh Miners

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1976

| clubs5 = New Jersey Americans

| manageryears1 = 1970–1981

| manageryears2 = 1974

| manageryears3 = 1981–1983

| manageryears4 = 1984–1999

| manageryears5 = 2001–2002

| manageryears6 = 2002

| managerclubs1 = Kennedy High School

| managerclubs2 = Delaware Wings

| managerclubs3 = Rutgers University (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = Rutgers University (women)

| managerclubs5 = New York Power (assistant)

| managerclubs6 = New York Power

}}

Charles Duccilli (born February 14, 1946) is an American former soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League who led the ASL in scoring in 1971 and 1972. He later coached at the professional, collegiate and youth levels.

Player

=Youth=

Duccilli graduated from Germantown High School and attended Temple University where he played on the school's soccer team from 1965 to 1967. He holds the school record for career goals with sixty-six. He was inducted into the Temple Owls Hall of Fame in 1983.[http://owlsports.com/hof.aspx?hof=89&path=&kiosk= Temple Owls Hall of Fame]

=Professional=

In 1971, Duccilli signed with the Philadelphia Spartans of the American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring with eleven goals in 1971 and five goals in 1972.{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1971.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1971 |access-date=2010-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121049/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1971.html#ASL |archive-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1972.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1972 |access-date=2010-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325130709/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1972.html#ASL |archive-date=2015-03-25 |url-status=dead }} In 1973, he joined the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League, winning the league title with them that season. In 1974, he was a player-coach with the Delaware Wings of the American Soccer League. In 1976, he played for the New Jersey Americans in the American Soccer League.

Coach

In 1974, he was a player coach with the Delaware Wings of the American Soccer League. Duccilli spent several years as an assistant coach with the Rutgers University men's soccer team as well as twelve years as head coach of the Kennedy High School boys' soccer team. At Kennedy, he compiled a 135–56–19 record, winning nine championships and was a two-time South Jersey Coach of the Year. In 1984, he became the head coach of the newly established Rutgers University women's soccer team. He resigned following the 1999 season having compiled a 167-114-126 record.[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/29/sports/plus-soccer-rutgers-duccilli-ends-run-as-women-s-coach.html?pagewanted=1 RUTGERS; Duccilli Ends Run As Women's Coach] In 2001, he became an assistant coach with the New York Power of the Women's United Soccer Association. In June 2002, the team fired head coach Pat Farmer and elevated Duccilli to the position of head coach.[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/sports/soccer-new-coach-isn-t-answer-as-power-falls-again.html?pagewanted=1 New Coach Isn't Answer as Power Falls Again]

In 2003, Duccilli became a sales associate with Coldwell Banker. In October 2007, he was hired as the director of coaching of the Cape Express Soccer Club in Cape May County, New Jersey.[http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/8120-games-people-play-duccilli-brings-soccer-accomplishments-cape-express Duccilli Brings Soccer Accomplishments to Cape Express]

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071110002911/http://www.philadelphiaatoms.com/register.htm Philadelphia Atoms roster]}}
[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/D/Duccilli.Charles.htm NASL stats]

Category:1946 births

Category:Living people

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:American soccer coaches

Category:American women's soccer coaches

Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) coaches

Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players

Category:Delaware Wings players

Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:New Jersey Americans (soccer) players

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players