Olivio Lacerda

Olivio Lacerda is a Mexican former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Lacerda played in the National Soccer League in 1961 with Montreal Concordia. In his debut season he finished as the league's top goal scorer, and contributed the winning goal in the 1961 Dominion Cup against the Vancouver Firefighters.{{Cite news|date=September 11, 1961|title=Concordia Team Ties NSL Record|page=15|work=Toronto Daily Star}}{{Cite news|date=July 29, 1961|title=Dominion Cup to Concordia|page=67|work=Calgary Herald}} In 1962, he signed a contract with Toronto City in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=August 10, 1962|title=Steelers Trim Eagles To Capture a Berth In ECPSL Playoffs|page=33|work=The Globe and Mail}} The following season he played with league rivals Montréal Cantalia FC for the ECPSL 1963 season.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=September 5, 1963|title=Two Pro Soccer Playoffs Finish Up in Stalemates|page=29|work=The Globe and Mail}} The remainder of the season he played in the American Soccer League with Philadelphia Ukrainians.{{Cite web|title=NASL-Olivio Lacerda|url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/L/Lacerda.Olivio.htm|access-date=2020-08-22|website=www.nasljerseys.com}}

In the winter of 1963 he played with Club Deportivo Nacional in the Mexican Primera División.{{Cite web|title=Mexico 1963/64|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mex64.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=RSSSF}} In 1965, he signed a contract with another league rival Primo Hamilton FC, but was later traded to Montreal Italica.{{Cite news|date=May 5, 1965|title=Ukes Win 4-1 Against Hellas In NSL Opener|page=31|work=The Globe and Mail}} Throughout his tenure with Montreal he assisted in securing the regular season title for Montreal.{{Cite web|last=Gillespie|first=Norman|date=September 7, 1965|title=Italica Ends Year Undefeated at Home|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/421017389/?terms=Olivio+Lacerda+Montreal+Italica|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Montreal Gazette|page=33|language=en}}

In 1967, he was loaned to the American Soccer League to play with the Rochester Lancers.{{Cite web|last=Loj|first=Alex|date=September 4, 1967|title=Ukrainian Nationals Rally for 3-1 win over Lancers|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/136622062/?terms=Olivio+Lacerda|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Democrat and Chronicle|page=110|language=en}} On August 2, 1967 he joined the Pittsburgh Phantoms in the National Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|date=August 2, 1967|title=Phantoms Try New Players|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/148665156/?terms=Olivio+Lacerda+Pittsburgh+Phantoms|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Pittsburgh Press|page=60|language=en}} Shortly after Pittsburgh released him.{{Cite web|date=August 5, 1967|title=Phantoms visit NY Tomorrow|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/148668339/?terms=Olivio+Lacerda+Pittsburgh+Phantoms|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Pittsburgh Press|page=7|language=en}} In 1969, he returned to the National Soccer League to play with Toronto Hellas.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=July 3, 1969|title=Lacerda nets winner for Hellas|page=34|work=The Globe and Mail}} The following season he signed with league rivals Hamilton Croatia.{{Cite news|last=Curry|first=Don|date=May 11, 1970|title=Saints begin with win|page=21|work=Ottawa Citizen}}