Carenza graduated from St. Mary's High School in St. Louis, Missouri in 1968. He is a member of the school's Hall of Fame.[1] After high school, he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) where he played as a forward on the SIUE Cougars men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971. SIUE had established its soccer program in 1967, but Carenza carried the team to national prominence.[2] He still holds the career record for goals with 71[3] and is second on the career assists list with 29. Carenza earned second team All-American recognition in 1971.[4] He was also a two time runner-up for the Hermann Trophy. Carenza is a member of Who's Who Among Colleges & Universities and was a charter member of the Sigma Pi fraternity chapter at SIUE.[5]
1972 Olympic Teamedit
His collegiate success led to his selection to the U.S. Olympic soccer team as it began the qualification process for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He quickly made an impact on the team when he scored the U.S. goal in a 1–1 tie with El Salvador on July 18, 1971. He scored again in a 3–1 dismantling of Barbados in August. On January 23, 1972, he scored another significant goal when the U.S. tied Mexico in Mexico. He scored twice more, the last goal coming in the last qualification game, a 2–1 victory over Jamaica which clinched the first U.S. appearance at the Olympics in 1956. The actual games themselves were an anti-climax as the U.S. went 0-2-1. Despite Carenza's success with the Olympic team, he was never selected for the full national team.
NASLedit
In 1973, the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League (NASL) selected Carenza in the first round of the College Draft. While he had made his reputation as a high-scoring forward, the Stars also used him in defense. He spent four seasons with the Stars, playing in 52 games and scoring 5 goals.[6]
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john, carenza, january, 1950, march, 2023, american, soccer, player, member, olympic, soccer, team, also, spent, five, seasons, north, american, soccer, league, personal, informationdate, birth, 1950, january, 1950place, birthst, louis, missouri, date, deathma. John Carenza January 3 1950 March 17 2023 was an American soccer player who was a member of the U S Olympic soccer team He also spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League John CarenzaPersonal informationDate of birth 1950 01 03 January 3 1950Place of birthSt Louis Missouri U S Date of deathMarch 17 2023 2023 03 17 aged 73 Height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Position s Center back forwardYouth career1954 1964Southwest Kiwanis Club1968 1972SIUESenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1973 1976St Louis Stars52 5 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 College 2 1972 Olympic Team 3 NASL 4 Personal life and death 5 External links 6 ReferencesCollege editCarenza graduated from St Mary s High School in St Louis Missouri in 1968 He is a member of the school s Hall of Fame 1 After high school he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville SIUE where he played as a forward on the SIUE Cougars men s soccer team from 1968 to 1971 SIUE had established its soccer program in 1967 but Carenza carried the team to national prominence 2 He still holds the career record for goals with 71 3 and is second on the career assists list with 29 Carenza earned second team All American recognition in 1971 4 He was also a two time runner up for the Hermann Trophy Carenza is a member of Who s Who Among Colleges amp Universities and was a charter member of the Sigma Pi fraternity chapter at SIUE 5 1972 Olympic Team editHis collegiate success led to his selection to the U S Olympic soccer team as it began the qualification process for the 1972 Summer Olympics He quickly made an impact on the team when he scored the U S goal in a 1 1 tie with El Salvador on July 18 1971 He scored again in a 3 1 dismantling of Barbados in August On January 23 1972 he scored another significant goal when the U S tied Mexico in Mexico He scored twice more the last goal coming in the last qualification game a 2 1 victory over Jamaica which clinched the first U S appearance at the Olympics in 1956 The actual games themselves were an anti climax as the U S went 0 2 1 Despite Carenza s success with the Olympic team he was never selected for the full national team NASL editIn 1973 the St Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League NASL selected Carenza in the first round of the College Draft While he had made his reputation as a high scoring forward the Stars also used him in defense He spent four seasons with the Stars playing in 52 games and scoring 5 goals 6 Personal life and death editHis father Joe Carenza Sr was a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame John Carenza died on March 17 2023 at the age of 73 7 External links editJohn Carenza at Olympedia nbsp References edit St Mary s High School System Error 404 Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine SIUE Men s Soccer Single Season Leaders SIUE Men s Soccer Career Goals Assists Leaders 1971 NSCAA All American list No 1 Olympic Scorer PDF The Emerald of Sigma Pi Vol 60 no 1 Spring 1973 p 3 Carenza s NASL stats John Carenza Kutis Funeral Homes Retrieved April 2 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Carenza amp oldid 1185902779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
