Paul Cantabene

Infobox Lacrosse Player


image_size = 150px
position = Midfielder/Face-Off
shoots =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 200
nll_team =
former_nll_teams = Baltimore Thunder
Pittsburgh Crossefire
Washington Power
Philadelphia Wings
mll_team =
former_mll_teams = Baltimore Bayhawks
Philadelphia Barrage
league= NCAA
team= Loyola College in Maryland
birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|3|26|mf=y
birth_place =
nationality = United States
career_start =
nickname = Beaner

Paul Cantabene (b.March 26, 1970) is a retired professional lacrosse player. He was a renowned faceoff specialist. cite web |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=66384&author=135483&blog=135485 |title= Paul Cantabene goes out on top|accessdate=2007-05-21 |last=O'Neill |first=Adam |date=August 29, 2006 |work=InsideLacrosse.com]

Cantabene attended Loyola College in Maryland where he was an All-American lacrosse player. In 1994, he made his professional lacrosse debut in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League with the Baltimore Thunder. He followed the franchise on its relocation to Pittsburgh and back to Washington. He then played out the rest of his indoor lacrosse career, until 2004, with the Philadelphia Wings.

Cantabene joined the Baltimore Bayhawks in the inaugural season of the Major League Lacrosse. He remained with the team though 2005, helping the Bayhawks capture the Steinfeld Cup in both 2002 and 2005. In 2002, he was given the Major League Lacrosse Iron Lizard of the Year Award the player who "most embodied the traits of toughness, tenacity and determination regardless of pain or injury during season." In 2006, he was traded to the Philadelphia Barrage where he captured his third Steinfeld Cup victory. He retired from the Major League Lacrosse after the season.

Currently is an Associate Athletic Director and Head Lacrosse Coach at Villa Julie College. [cite web |url=http://www.vjc.edu/administration/mpr/index.aspx?id=4631 |title= Lacrosse star Paul Cantabene named Villa Julie Head Coach|accessdate=2007-05-21|work=VJC.edu]

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