Stan Startzell

Infobox Football biography
playername= Stan Startzell
fullname = Stanley E. Startzell
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dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = United States
height =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1969-1971
youthclubs = University of Pennsylvania
years = 1972
1973-1974
1975
clubs = New York Cosmos
Philadelphia Atoms
Boston Minutemen
caps(goals) = 03 (0)
19 (1)
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Stan Startzell is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League. He currently works in the financial services sector and is the president of the Duxbury Soccer Association.

Youth

Startzell attended Wilson Senior High School, graduating in 1968. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1969 to 1971. [ [http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/penn/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/media-guide.pdf Penn Soccer Records] ] He was a 1969 and 1971 second team All American and a 1970
first team All American. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1969 1969 All Americans] ] [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1970 1970 All Americans] ] [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1971 1971 All Americans] ] In 1971, he was second team All Ivy League as a placekicker on the Penn football team. [ [http://www.pennathletics.com/fls/1700/FBGuidePDF/7.pdf?SPSID=60663&SPID=537&DB_OEM_ID=1700 Penn football records] ] In 2005, the University of Pennsylvania selected Startzell to its All Century Team. [ [http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=120026 Men's Soccer Announces All-Century Team] ]

Professional

In 1972, the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League drafted Startzell. He was the only native U.S. player on the roster that season. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=nZQh9FjdOfcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=stan+startzell+soccer&source=web&ots=7h7GtWP-31&sig=FEHzDC2Yp-EhaEiJE2_ShRx330o&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=37&ct=result#PPA32,M1 Once In A Lifetime] ] He played three games for the Cosmos before moving to the expansion Philadelphia Atoms in 1973. The Atoms won the league championship, but after a disappointing 1974 season, the Atoms made numerous player moves including trading Startzell to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for Alex Papadakis. [ [http://www.philadelphiaatoms.com/history4.htm Philadelphia Atoms History] ] He played no games for the Minutemen and left the NASL after the 1975 season.

Post playing career

Startzell has worked with the Special Olympics and in the financial services sector. In the mid-1980s, he worked for Selective Security Trust of America. He currently works for Lincoln Investment Planning in Duxbury, Massachusetts where he also serves as the head of the Duxbury Soccer Association.

References

External links

* [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Startzell.Stan.htm NASL Stats]