Charlie Kadupski

Charlie Kadupski

Personal information
Full name	Charles J. Kadupski
Date of birth	June 17, 1956 (1956-06-17) (age 55)
Place of birth	Willimantic, Connecticut, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1974-1975	Mitchell College
1976-1977	Hartwick College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978	Los Angeles Skyhawks
1979	Cleveland Cobras	4	(0)
1979-1980	San Jose Earthquakes	2	(0)
1980	Houston Hurricane
	Pennsylvania Stoners	0	(0)
1983	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1983-1984	Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)
1984-1985	Dallas Americans
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charlie Kadupski is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.

Kadupski attended Mitchell College where he played soccer in 1974 and 1975. In 1975, Mitchell finished third in the NJCAA soccer championship. He is a member of the Mitchell College Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1] Kadupski then transferred to Hartwick College, playing on the men's soccer team in 1976 and 1977.^[2] In 1977, Kadupski and his teammates won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In 1978, he turned professional with the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League. He moved to the Cleveland Cobras for the 1979 season before signing with the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. He began the 1980 season with the Earthquakes before moving to the Houston Hurricane. He also played for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. In February 1983, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers signed Kadupski after losing Dan Canter and Bruce Savage to Team America.^[3] He remained an unused substitute with the Strikers. He spent the 1983-1985 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Los Angeles Lazers. In 1984 and 1985, Kadupski played for the Dallas Americans of the United Soccer League.^[4]

After retiring from professional soccer, Charlie Kadupski founded The Sport Source,which publishes the Official Athletic College Guide To Sports Colleges and Sports Scholarships. In 2005, Kadupski was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame.^[5] In October 2011, Hartwick College inducted Kadupski into the school's Hall of Fame.

References

1. ^ Mitchell College Athletic Hall of Fame
2. ^ Hartwick Hawks Soccer
3. ^ VET KADUPSKI JOINS STRIKERS Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, February 27, 1983
4. ^ DALLAS TRIPS SUN IN SHOOTOUT Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, June 17, 1984
5. ^ Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame

External links

• NASL/MISL stats

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Name	Kadupski, Charlie
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Date of birth	June 17, 1956
Place of birth	Willimantic, Connecticut, United States
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