Art Napolitano (born January 7, 1956) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 7, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1977 | Hartwick College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Houston Hurricane | 8 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 46 | (9) |
| 19791980 | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
| 1980–1981 | Hartford Hellions (indoor) | 24 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raised in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Napolitano graduated in 1974 from Steinert High School, where he was part of two state champion soccer teams.[1]
Napolitano attended Hartwick College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. His senior season, the Hawks won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship with Napolitano scoring one of the goals of the game.Steve long scored the winning goal. [2] He turned professional in 1978 with the Houston Hurricane of the North American Soccer League. That fall, he moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons in Pittsburgh. In the summer of 1980, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League.[3] He then returned to the indoor game, this time with the Hartford Hellions before finishing his career with the Philadelphia Fever.
References
edit- ^ Art Napolitano, Steinert High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Accessed July 19, 2019. "When Napolitano arrived on varsity as a sophomore in 1971, the Spartans won the third of their four Group IV state championships. In 1973, Napolitano led Steinert to a fourth state title as New Jersey’s dominant player."
- ^ Dwarfed by USF, little Hartwick took the NCAA title from the defending champs
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-18.