Pete Marino

Infobox Football biography
playername= "Sneaky" Pete Marino
fullname = Peter Marino
nickname = "Sneaky Pete"


dateofbirth = April 23, 1973
cityofbirth = Pompano Beach, Florida
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = 5ft 8 in
currentclub = Treasure Coast Galleons
clubnumber = 12
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Brevard Community College
years = 1996-1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003-2006
2007-
clubs = Columbus Crew
Kansas City
Tampa Bay Mutiny
D.C. United
Miami Fusion
Cocoa Expos
Treasure Coast Galleons
caps(goals) = 57 (19)
11 (1)
15 (1)
15 (5)
2 (0)
34 (41)
25 (21)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 05 June 2007
ntupdate = 24 November 2006

Pete Marino (born April 23, 1973) is an American soccer player currently playing for the Treasure Coast Galleons in the FESL; he used to play professionally as a forward for the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. As recently as the Open Cup in 2005, he was still playing as a striker for the amateur Cocoa Expos of the USL Premier Development League before moving on to the Treasure Coast Galleons of the FESL.

Nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", Marino was picked by the Columbus Crew in the 12th round of the 1996 Inaugural Draft, 10,011th overall, and emerged as the 13th-highest scorer in the first season of MLS. In 1997, Marino led the Crew in scoring, but saw himself reduced to a substitute after being traded to the Kansas City Wizards (for Frank Klopas [ [http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?ART_ID=14694 Wizards trade Klopas to Columbus for "Sneaky Pete"] ] ) in 1998. His luck was no better the next year at the Tampa Bay Mutiny, as he again scored only one goal and was waived shortly thereafter. In 2000, a flailing D.C. United picked up Marino, [ [http://www.soccertimes.com/mls/2000/may22.htm MLS notes:United adds Marino hoping to stem slide] ] who surged back to score 5 goals that season, finding play as a "super-sub". Marino ended up at the Miami Fusion for the 2001 season, scoring a goal and an assist before suffering a knee injury which forced him to sit out for the next two years, which ultimately ended his career with the Fusion and the MLS Major League Soccer after the team was contracted at the season's end. [ [http://www.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=marino_p&playerId=mar296636&statType=career MLSnet.com player bio] ]

Though his nickname came to refer to his clever, goal-poaching style of play, and was reinforced by a notable handball goal in early MLS history, [ [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/3562/nicks.html Soccer Nicknames - US players] ] Marino was first dubbed "Sneaky" by a Crew teammate who found him slippery and hard to mark in practice games. [ [http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=683444b4-676a-4069-9291-cf34b8aa0ebe The Lantern - Marino sneaks first Crew goal] ]

Marino has currently signed on with the Treasure Coast Galleons of the newly formed FESL, Florida Elite Soccer League. 2007 saw Marino earn the FESL League MVP award and also the FESL Championship. Marino was named in club captain in 2007, with ownership naming him a captain for life. 2008 saw Marino finish fifth in league scoring and first in assists with 8 assists in 11 total matches.

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