Joe Schiraldi

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| name = Joe Schiraldi

| image =

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| fullname = Giuseppe Schiraldi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|12|1}}

| birth_place = Sannicandro di Bari, Italy

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1971 | clubs1 = Toronto City | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1972 | clubs2 = Hamilton Italo-Canadians | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1973–1974 | clubs3 = Toronto Metros | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1975–1978 | clubs4 = Hamilton Italo-Canadians | caps4 = | goals4 =

| nationalyears1 = 1971–1973 | nationalteam1 = Canada U23

| nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1972–1973 | nationalteam2 = Canada

| nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

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Giuseppe Schiraldi is a Canadian former international soccer player.

Career

Schiraldi played with Toronto City in 1971.{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=231}} In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.{{Cite news|title=Hamilton signs Joe Schiraldi|date=June 12, 1972|work=The Globe and Mail|page=S6}} The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros for two seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Schiraldi.Joe.htm|title=NASL-Joe Schiraldi|website=www.nasljerseys.com|access-date=2020-04-09}} He returned to play in the National Soccer League in 1975 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.{{Cite news|title=Hamilton team defeats Croatia|date=September 1, 1978|work=The Globe and Mail|page=29}} He also played at the college level with the University of Akron in 1971.

International career

He made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on May 30, 1971 against Bermuda.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?gid=51&t=match|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-04-09}} He also represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=2867&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-04-09}} He made his debut for the senior team on August 20, 1972 against the United States in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match and later featured in seven matches.

Managerial career

Since retiring, Joe has been active as a youth soccer coach and camp instructor in Ontario. In July 2006, he was appointed York Region Soccer Association Regional U12 Player Development Coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dpcdsb.org/Documents/Soccer%20Academy%20of%20Canada%20Personal%20Skills%20Development%20Program%20at%20Holy%20Family%20School%20Bolton.pdf|title=Soccer Academy of Canada}} He became a teacher at Brother Edmund rice catholic secondary school in Toronto for many years and then moved to Don Bosco secondary catholic school, where he taught Physical education.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcdsb.org/News/othernews/2015/Pages/PanAm-Games-Student-Day.aspx|title=Toronto Catholic District School Board|website=www.tcdsb.org|access-date=2020-04-09}} He used to teach at Bryst Academy as the U12 coach. He now is the coach of the SSE90 boys U14 team (2019)