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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hector Luis Marinaro | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-12-06)December 6, 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto,Ontario | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1982, 1983 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1983–1984 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 45 | (75) |
| 1986–1988 | Toronto Blizzard | 41 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 44 | (47) |
| 1989 | Hamilton Steelers | 14 | (4) |
| 1989 | North York Rockets | 5 | (1) |
| 1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 27 | (7) |
| 1996 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 4 | (7) |
| 1989–2002 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 448 | (1003) |
| 2002–2004 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 85 | (96) |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1995 | Canada | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Cleveland Force (assistant)' | ||
| 2006–2021 | John Carroll University | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cleveland Freeze | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hector Luis Marinaro Jr. (born December 6, 1964) is a former Canadiansoccer player and coach.
As a player he was the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer, and made 6 appearances for the Canada national team.[1][2][3][4] Marinaro was inducted into theGreater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[5]
Marinaro is the son ofHector Marinaro, Sr., a native of Argentina who both played and coached extensively in Canada.[6]
Marinaro returned to Cleveland because of the excellent memories he had of playing his rookie year there.[7]
On June 23, 2004, the Chicago Storm drafted Marinaro with the 16th pick in the MISL expansion draft. However, he made his intentions to retire known to the Storm and on October 11, 2004, the team traded Marinaro to theCleveland Force in exchange for cash. The Storm did this in order to allow him to retire with the Force, the team with which he began his career.During his 19-year indoor career, Marinaro scored 1,233 goals and added 702 assists for 1,935 points in just 685 games. In the playoffs, he scored another 224 goals and added 96 assists for 320 points in 104 games. Marinaro is the all-time leading in goals (1,457) and points (2,255) in professionalindoor soccer. He scored his 1,000th point against his brotherRob, a goalkeeper for theChicago Power. Hector was a seven-time league MVP the most in any professional sport in the United States. In May 2005, the MISL announced that it would name its annual MVP award the Marinaro Award.[8]
In addition to his extensive indoor career, Marinaro spent several seasons playing outdoor soccer. In 1986, he played for theToronto Blizzard of theNational Soccer League while his father was an assistant coach with the team.[9] Marinaro remained with the Blizzard for the 1987Canadian Soccer League season then returned to the Blizzard for the 1993American Professional Soccer League season.[10] He also had one season withRochester Raging Rhinos of theA-League in 1996. Marinaro scored seven goals, as the Rhinos fell to theSeattle Sounders in the championship game.[11]
Marinaro also earned sixcaps withCanada. Marinaro's first game with the national team was a 4–0 win overIndonesia on August 30, 1986, and his last was a 2–1 loss toChile on October 11, 1995.[12]
In 2002, theCleveland Force elevated Marinaro to the position of assistant coach in addition to his playing duties. He continued in that role until retiring in 2004.
On January 31, 2006,John Carroll University hired Marinaro as the head coach of the men's soccer team.[13]
Marinaro retired from coaching at John Carroll in May, 2021. He departed as JCU's all-time winningest coach in the history of the Men's Soccer program with a 185-82-30 overall record while going 98-23-13 in theOhio Athletic Conference (OAC). The JCU Blue Streaks won five OAC Tournament Championships and captured five OAC Regular Season Championships during his tenure.[14]
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