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Tony Odorisio
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Creighton Bluejays 67[2][3] (2[4])
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 FC KooTeePee 17[5]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Odorisio (oh-duh-REE-see-oh; born April 30, 1985)[2] is an American soccer coach and former professional soccer player.

Playing career

Odorisio played for and graduated from Skutt Catholic High School.[6] He played NCAA Division I soccer for Creighton University from 2003 to 2006 and the PDL Summer League for Des Moines Menace from 2004 to 2005.[7][8] He was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team in 2003 and earned additional MVC honors in 2004 and 2006.[4]

Odorisio played for FC KooTeePee in the Finnish Veikkausliiga for the 2008 season making 17 appearances, 13 as a starter.[6][9] He was the only American in the Veikkausliiga that season.[10][improper synthesis?] He had initially tried out for FC Haka before signing with FC KooTeePee in February 2008.[8][11] In 2009 he trialled with Burnley F.C..[12]

Coaching career

Following his stint in Finland, he returned to Nebraska and was assistant men's soccer coach at Bellevue University in 2009 as well as 2012-2015 and helped lead them to the NAIA National Tournaments in 2014 and 2015.[13][14][15] In 2014-2015 he was also assistant coach for his alma mater of Skutt Catholic.[16]

His first head coaching position was at Central Community College in 2015, which was followed by Iowa Wesleyan University from 2016-2020.[17][18] In 2019 he led Wesleyan to be the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season champions with an undefeated record, and was named the conference's Coach of the Year.[19] In 2021 he returned to Nebraska again to become the head coach at Doane University.[20]

References

  1. ^ "FC KooTeePee" (in Finnish). December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2006 Creighton Men's Soccer Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006 Men's Soccer Schedule". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2012 Creighton Men's Soccer" (PDF). Creighton University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bellevue University Athletics". Bellevue University Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Mims Honored as Top Assistant; Tony Odorisio Signs Pro Contract". Creighton University. February 18, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Menace Alumni". Des Moines Menace. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Tony Odorisiolle sopimus KooTeePeehen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. February 25, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  9. ^ "Pelaajatilastot | Perustilastot | 2008 | Tilastot | Veikkausliiga". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Veikkausliiga 2008 - Mannschaften". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Tony Odorisio ei jatka Hakan testissä" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. January 30, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  12. ^ Scholes, Tony (July 21, 2009). "Clarets set for first American game". Clarets Mad. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Odorisio Named Doane Men's Soccer Coach". Yankton Press & Dakotan. February 2, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "2014 Schedule | Results - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "2015 Schedule | Results - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Tony Odorisio 2018 Men's Soccer Roster". Iowa Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  17. ^ Cummings, Kyle (February 13, 2015). "Odorisio introduced as Central's new soccer coach". Columbus Telegram. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  18. ^ Krutsinger, Andy (February 5, 2021). "Odorisio out at Iowa Wesleyan". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). SLIAC. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Odorisio Named Men's Soccer Coach". Doane Athletic News. February 2, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

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Category:1985 births Category:American expatriate soccer players Category:American soccer coaches Category:Association football midfielders Category:College men's soccer coaches in the United States Category:Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Category:Des Moines Menace players Category:FC KooTeePee players Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Nebraska Category:Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Category:USL League Two players Category:Veikkausliiga players

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