David DiPlacido

David DiPlacido (born May 18, 1977, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is the Toronto Lynx's all-time leader in club appearances and is the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club.[1][2]

David DiPlacido
DiPlacido in 2006
Personal information
Full name David DiPlacido
Date of birth (1977-05-18) May 18, 1977
Place of birth Newmarket, Ontario
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005 Toronto Lynx 182 (7)
2002 →Mississauga Olympians (loan) 4 (2)
2004 Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) 12 (3)
2005 Montreal Impact 11 (0)
2006 Toronto Lynx 24 (0)
2007 North York Astros
2008 Italia Shooters
International career‡
1992–1993 Canada U-17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 27, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of n/a

Playing career

Toronto Lynx

Diplacido began playing at the professional level in 1998 in the USL A-League with Toronto Lynx.[3] In his debut season with Toronto, he received the club's Public Relations award.[4] He appeared in 17 matches in his debut season in the A-League.[5] He re-signed with Toronto for the following season.[6]

In 2000, the Lynx extended his contract for his third consecutive season for the club.[7] In the initial stages of the 2000 season, he recorded his first professional goal on April 30, 2000, against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[8][9] He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth for the second time in the club's history.[10] Toronto would reach the Conference finals against Rochester Rhinos but would be eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate.[11]

He returned to Toronto for his fourth season in 2001 and received the club's Fan Favourite award.[4][12] His fifth season with Toronto was notable as he reached a personal milestone by making his 100th appearance on June 9, 2002, against Charleston Battery.[4][13]

After the conclusion of the 2002 A-League season, he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in order to assist the club in securing a playoff berth.[14] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in a CPSL Canada Cup match against Toronto Croatia.[14] He helped Mississauga secure a postseason by recording the winning goal against Hamilton Thunder in a 3-2 victory.[15] The Olympians were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the North York Astros.[16]

He resumed his duties with Toronto Lynx for the 2003 season and was named to the A-League Team of the Week in the finals weeks of the season.[17] He also received an additional team award as the club's Best Offensive Player.[17] After spending the winter season with Philadelphia KiXX the Lynx re-signed him for the 2004 season.[18]

After a short stint in Montreal, he returned to the Toronto Lynx for the 2006 campaign.[19] Throughout the 2006 season, he assisted Toronto in reaching the finals of the Open Canada Cup where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[20] The 2006 season marked his final year with the Toronto Lynx where he finished first in the rankings in the club's all-time match appearances with 206.[5]

Montreal Impact

He returned to Toronto for the 2005 season, but he was transferred along with Charles Gbeke to league rivals Montreal Impact before the August 1 transfer deadline.[21][22][23] In his debut season with Montreal, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by winning the regular-season title.[24] He also helped Montreal in securing a league double by winning the Voyageurs Cup.[25] In the playoffs, Montreal was eliminated from the competition after losing the series to the Seattle Sounders.[26]

Canadian Soccer League

After the relegation of Toronto Lynx to the Premier Development League, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with North York Astros.[27] He made his debut on June 7 in an exhibition game against the Mexico U-20.[28] He assisted the Astros by clinching a playoff berth by finishing third in the National Division but was eliminated by eventual champions Toronto Croatia. He was also selected for the 2007 CSL All-Star match where he was named to the National Division team.[29]

In 2008, Diplacido signed with league rivals Italia Shooters.[30] Diplacido helped the Shooters win their second International Division title.[31] In the playoff run, he contributed by a victory over the Brampton Lions in the quarterfinals.[32] Ultimately Italia was defeated in the second round by eventual champions Serbian White Eagles.[33]

Indoor career

In the winter of 2004, he played indoor soccer after he was drafted to play in the Major Indoor Soccer League with Philadelphia KiXX.[34][35] He assisted Philadelphia in securing a postseason berth but was eliminated in the quarterfinals to Kansas City Comets.[36][37] He appeared in 12 matches and recorded 3 goals for Philadelphia.[38]

International career

Diplacido made his debut with the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team on August 12, 1992, against the Cayman Islands in the 1992 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.[39] He also represented Canada in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[39] In total, he represented the Canadian U17 team in nine matches.[39]

Managerial career

In 2007, he became associated with Toronto FC by serving as the training camp director.[40] After the resignation of Vito Colangelo, he was named the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club in 2013.[40]

Honors

Montreal Impact

Italia Shooters

  • International Division Champions: 2008

References
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  2. Administrator. "Technical Director, David Diplacido | Technical Staff Bios". AYSC. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. "Shootout costs Impact: Rare loss on penalties leaves team flirting with sixth; Lynx 2 Impact 1 (SO)". Montreal Gazette. August 24, 1998. pp. E7.
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2017-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. Mayer, Norm (September 21, 1999). "Sudburian Lynx's fan favourite again". Sudbury Star. pp. B3.
  7. "Toronto Lynx suffer first loss of A-League soccer season". Evening News. June 21, 2000. pp. B3.
  8. "Russia prevails". Toronto Star. April 30, 2000.
  9. "Leeds moves into 4th with win - A-League". The Province. May 1, 2000. pp. A25.
  10. "Soccer: Lynx end schedule with win". National Post. September 5, 2000. pp. B15.
  11. DiVeronica, Jeff (September 25, 2000). "Rhinos oust Lynx; host Minnesota for crown". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 20, 22.
  12. "Toronto Lynx chops down Timbers". Daily Mercury. August 4, 2001. pp. D7.
  13. Da Costa, Norman (July 23, 2002). "Lynx edge closer to playoff spot ; Thomas gets late goal in lightning-delayed victory over Eagles". Toronto Star. pp. E12.
  14. Rumleski, Kathy (September 13, 2002). "CPSL Playoff Picture Still Unclear". London Free Press.
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  18. "Soccer - A-League". The Globe and Mail. April 17, 2004. pp. S4.
  19. Feschuk, Dave (May 27, 2006). "One for the school kids; Brazil's Romario, on a slick pitch in Etobicoke, leads Miami to 1-0 win". Toronto Star. pp. E3.
  20. "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  21. Fitz- Gerald, Sean (May 11, 2005). "Lynx still looking for some attention: Toronto's forgotten team". National Post. pp. S8.
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  24. Hickey, Mike (September 7, 2005). "Impact finish regular season on West Coast: The Impact is sure to improve the club record for the least amount of losses in a season". The Record. p. 14.
  25. Hickey, Pat (September 1, 2005). "Impact clinches top spot". Montreal Gazette. p. 11.
  26. Myles, Stephanie (September 26, 2005). "Impact's season turns sour: Sounders 2, Impact 1. Seattle snatches win with last-gasp goal". Montreal Gazette. pp. C1.
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  28. "June 27, 2007 CSL North York Astros vs Mexico U-20s exhibition game (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  29. "CSL All-Star Game Rosters". Windsor Star. July 26, 2007. p. 41.
  30. Hayakawa, Mike (September 11, 2008). "Italia Shooters hold tight". Vaughan Citizen.
  31. Wiredo hat-trick drives Italia Shooters to International Division title Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  32. THE SCORERS ON FRIDAY... Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  33. Serbian Eagles defeated Italia Shooters 3-0 in the first semi-final on Friday to earn a berth in the final for the third year in succession Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  34. "Colorado coach goes on offensive". Philadelphia Daily News. February 4, 2004.
  35. "KiXX Sign Midfielder David DiPlacido". OurSports Central. 2004-02-03. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  36. "Kansas City knocks Kixx out of playoffs". Courier Post. April 11, 2004. p. 41.
  37. Narducci, Marc (April 11, 2004). "Comets boot Kixx from the playoffs". Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D6.
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  39. "Dave Diplacido national team profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  40. "Aurora soccer appoints DiPlacido as technical director". The Newmarket Era. March 6, 2013.
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