Tony Nocita

Tony Nocita
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Nocita
Date of birth	November 9, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	Sons of Italy Lions SC
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1990	Winnipeg Fury
1991	Hamilton Steelers
1992-1993	Winnipeg Fury
1994	Toronto Rockets
2002–?	Sons of Italy Lions SC
International career‡
1987–1992	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2009

Tony Nocita (born 9 November 1963) is a former professional Canadian soccer player who currently coaches the FC Winnipeg Lions.

He has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.^[1] The Winnipeg Fury's 1992 Mita Cup winning team will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Club career

Nocita played for the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League beginning in 1987, and was a member of the 1992 Championship team.^[2] He served as the team captain for the Fury in 1993 during the team's run in the Canadian National Soccer League.^[3] In 1994, he played in the American Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Rockets.^[4]

International career

Nicknamed Chita, he made his debut for Canada in an October 1987 friendly match against Honduras. He went on to earn 8 caps, all friendlies, scoring no goals.

His final international was an April 1992 game against China.

Coaching career

He has coached FC Winnipeg Lions for several years as well as Calgary Storm.

Honours

Canadian Soccer League: 1

1992

References

^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
^ McDonald, Marvin (1993-09-18). "It's been that kind of year for Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
^ "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

External links

Player profile^{[permanent dead link‍]} - Sons of Italy Lions
"Player profile - Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
Tony Nocita at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

[2] "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

[3] McDonald, Marvin (1993-09-18). "It's been that kind of year for Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

[4] "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

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