Angelo Cavalluzzo
Angelo Cavalluzzo (born March 1, 1993) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as the head coach for Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer and head coach for Alliance United's women's team in League1 Ontario.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angelo Cavalluzzo | ||
| Date of birth | March 1, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | TFC Academy | ||
| 2014 | Niagara United | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | Toronto FC III | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC II | 29 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Toronto Varsity Blues women | ||
| 2019 | Hamilton United II | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hamilton United (women) | ||
| 2022– | Alliance United (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2018 | |||
Playing career edit
Cavalluzzo began his career in 2012 with TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League, and in 2014 played with Niagara United.[1][2] He returned to TFC Academy in 2015 to play in the USL Premier Development League. Cavalluzzo would receive degrees in bio and chemical engineering while playing for McMaster University during this time.[3]
In 2016, Cavalluzo was signed by Toronto FC II of the United Soccer League, where he appeared in 5 matches on an emergency basis.[4] He made his debut on June 6, 2016 against Harrisburg City Islanders. On February 10, 2017 he extended his contract for the 2017 season.[5] Cavalluzzo would be nominated for USL player of the month for March/April 2017, after making 18 saves and earning 3 clean sheets during that time.[6] Upon completion of the 2017 season, Cavalluzzo would re-sign with the club for the 2018 season.[7] Cavalluzzo would be a valuable player to Toronto FC II early in the 2018 season, but would ultimately see his season cut short in May after rupturing his achilles tendon.[8]
Coaching career edit
He served as an assistant coach for the McMaster Marauders university men's and women's soccer teams from 2016-2018.[9] In 2018, he became an analyst for the TFC Academy as well as serving as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues soccer assistant coach. In April 2019, he was named as the Varsity Blues women's soccer head coach.[10][11] In 2019, he was appointed the head coach for Hamilton United's reserve team in League1 Ontario and served as an assistant and goalkeeper coach with the Toronto FC Academy.[12] In 2020, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United's women's team in League1 Ontario.[13]
In 2022, he began coaching the Alliance United FC women's team in League1 Ontario. In 2023, he was named the league's Coach of the Year.[14]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of May 11, 2018
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC II | USL | 2016 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ . 2012-06-06. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ . 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "It's a matter of degrees for Hamilton goalkeeper". Hamilton Spectator. February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto FC II - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #80 - Angelo Cavalluzzo - GK". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Sign Angelo Cavalluzzo".
- ^ "USL Player of the Month Nominees - March/April". USL. May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto FC II announce roster moves". Toronto FC. December 4, 2017.
- ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (May 15, 2018). "Toronto FC II keeper Angelo Cavalluzzo out long-term with ruptured Achilles". Waking the Red.
- ^ "Angelo Cavalluzzo - Men's Soccer Coach". McMaster University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Angelo Cavalluzzo - Women's Soccer – Associate head coach (1st Season) - Staff Directory". University of Toronto Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Angelo Cavalluzzo on engineering the unexpected". The Varsity. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "L1 Men's Announcement" (PDF). hamutd.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Leo Cavalluzzo. "HAMILTON UNITED - Coaches". www.hamutd.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Women's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2023.