Charles Duccilli

Charles Duccilli

Personal information
Date of birth	February 14, 1946 (1946-02-14) (age 65)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1965-1967	Temple Owls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971-1972	Philadelphia Spartans	?	(16)
1973	Philadelphia Atoms	4	(1)
1974	Delaware Wings
1976	New Jersey Americans
Teams managed
1970-1981	Kennedy High School
1974	Delaware Wings
1981-1983	Rutgers University (assistant)
1984-1999	Rutgers University
2001-2002	New York Power (assistant)
2002	New York Power
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles Duccilli is a retired American soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League who led the ASL in scoring in 1971 and 1972. He later coached at the professional, collegiate and youth levels.

Player

Youth

Duccilli graduated from Germantown High School and attended Temple University where he played on the school's soccer team from 1965 to 1967. He holds the school record for career goals with sixty-six. He was inducted into the Temple Owls Hall of Fame in 1983.^[1]

Professional

In 1971, Duccilli signed with the Philadelphia Spartans of the American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring with eleven goals in 1971 and five goals in 1972.^[2][3] In 1973, he joined the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League, winning the league title with them that season. In 1974, he was a player-coach with the Delaware Wings of the American Soccer League. In 1976, he played for the New Jersey Americans in the American Soccer League.

Coach

In 1974, he was a player coach with the Delaware Wings of the American Soccer League. Duccilli spent several years as an assistant coach with the Rutgers University men's soccer team as well as twelve years as head coach of the Kennedy High School boy's soccer team. At Kennedy, he compiled a 135-56-19 record, winning nine championships and was a two-time South Jersey Coach of the Year. In 1984, he became the head coach of the newly established Rutgers University women's soccer team. He resigned following the 1999 season having compiled a 167-114-126 record.^[4] In 2001, he became an assistant coach with the New York Power of the Women's United Soccer Association. In June 2002, the team fired head coach Pat Farmer and elevated Duccilli to the position of head coach.^[5]

In 2003, Duccilli became a sales associate with Coldwell Banker. In October 2007, he was hired as the director of coaching of the Cape Express Soccer Club in Cape May County, New Jersey.^[6]

References

1. ^ Temple Owls Hall of Fame
2. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1971
3. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1972
4. ^ RUTGERS; Duccilli Ends Run As Women's Coach
5. ^ New Coach Isn't Answer as Power Falls Again
6. ^ Duccilli Brings Soccer Accomplishments to Cape Express

External links

• Philadelphia Atoms roster
• NASL stats

Persondata
Name	Duccilli, Charles
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Date of birth	1946-02-14
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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