Carenza was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the Navy during World War II.[1] After the war, he joined the amateur team St. Margaret's Senior in the St. Louis Catholic Youth Council (CYC). In the late 1940s, he joined the Steamfitters of St. Louis Major League, before moving to Patterson and then St. Louis Simpkins-Ford. In 1951, he played for Zenthoefer Furs, who won the St. Louis Major League by ten points over Simpkins. In 1954, he became a player-coach for St. Louis Kutis. During his time with Kutis, the team won the 1956 and 1957 National Amateur Cup and the 1957 National Challenge Cup. In 1958, he moved to back to Simpkins.
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In 1959, Washington University in St. Louis hired Carenza to establish a men's soccer team. Carenza was the head coach of the team through the 1964 season, amassing a 31-17-6 (.630) record.[2] Carenza died in St. Louis on October 17, 1981.
In 1982, Carenza was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3] In 1996, he was inducted into the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
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He married Mary Ella Newsome after returning from World War II. Their four children include Joseph Carenza Jr., John Carenza, Christopher Carenza, and Mary Lisa Carenza Keenan.
Joe Carenza Jr. also coached the men's soccer team at Washington University, and joined his father in their Hall of Fame in 2004.[2]John Carenza became an Olympic soccer player. Both John and his brother Chris Carenza played professionally in the North American Soccer League.
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^"Hall of Fame Inductees - Alphabetical". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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carenza, joseph, carenza, november, 1924, october, 1981, soccer, midfielder, played, numerous, louis, teams, 1940s, 1950s, went, coach, washington, university, bears, soccer, team, from, 1959, 1964, member, national, soccer, hall, fame, contents, player, coach. Joseph S Carenza Sr November 9 1924 October 17 1981 1 was a U S soccer midfielder who played for numerous St Louis teams in the 1940s and 1950s He went on to coach the Washington University Bears men s soccer team from 1959 to 1964 He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Contents 1 Player 2 Coach 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksPlayer editCarenza was born and raised in St Louis Missouri He served in the Navy during World War II 1 After the war he joined the amateur team St Margaret s Senior in the St Louis Catholic Youth Council CYC In the late 1940s he joined the Steamfitters of St Louis Major League before moving to Patterson and then St Louis Simpkins Ford In 1951 he played for Zenthoefer Furs who won the St Louis Major League by ten points over Simpkins In 1954 he became a player coach for St Louis Kutis During his time with Kutis the team won the 1956 and 1957 National Amateur Cup and the 1957 National Challenge Cup In 1958 he moved to back to Simpkins Coach editIn 1959 Washington University in St Louis hired Carenza to establish a men s soccer team Carenza was the head coach of the team through the 1964 season amassing a 31 17 6 630 record 2 Carenza died in St Louis on October 17 1981 In 1982 Carenza was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame 3 In 1996 he was inducted into the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame 4 Family editHe married Mary Ella Newsome after returning from World War II Their four children include Joseph Carenza Jr John Carenza Christopher Carenza and Mary Lisa Carenza Keenan Joe Carenza Jr also coached the men s soccer team at Washington University and joined his father in their Hall of Fame in 2004 2 John Carenza became an Olympic soccer player Both John and his brother Chris Carenza played professionally in the North American Soccer League References edit a b Joseph S Joe Carenza Sr 1924 1981 Find a www findagrave com Retrieved 2023 12 19 a b Washington University Athletics Archived from the original on 2007 08 22 Retrieved 2007 06 16 Joe Carenza Sr 1982 Inductee National Soccer Hall of Fame Joe Carenza Sr 1982 Inductee National Soccer Hall of Fame Retrieved 2023 12 19 Hall of Fame Inductees Alphabetical Washington University in St Louis Retrieved 2024 01 03 External links editWashington University team history National Soccer Hall of Fame bio nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an American soccer midfielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Carenza Sr amp oldid 1193423389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
