Peter Renzulli

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playername = Pete Renzulli
fullname = Peter Renzulli
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dateofbirth = 1895
cityofbirth = New York, New York
countryofbirth = United States
dateofdeath = death date and age|1980|3|14|1895|1|1
cityofdeath = Melville, New York
countryofdeath = United States
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position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Christian Brothers College
years = -1916
1916-1918
1918-1921
1921-1922
1922-1923
1924-1927
1927-1930
1930
clubs = St. George’s
Manhattan
Robins Dry Dock
Todd Shipyard
Paterson Silk Sox
Indiana Flooring
→ New York Nationals
→ New York Giants
caps(goals) =
24 (0)
20 (0)
58 (0)
63 (1)
07 (0)
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Peter “Pete” Renzulli (born 1895 in New York, New York; died March 14, 1980 in Melville, New York) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He played in the New York State League, National Association Football League and the American Soccer League, winning three National Challenge Cups. Renzulli was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.

Playing

In December 1915, Renzulli played for St. George’s of the New York State League. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E6DC153BE633A25756C2A9649D946796D6CF December 25, 1916 "New York Times"] ] On January 2, 1917, Renzulli played for Manhattan in a game against Brooklyn. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9504E1D81438EE32A25751C0A9679C946696D6CF&oref=slogin January 2, 1917 "New York Times"] ] The first record of Renzulli playing with Robins Dry Dock in the National Association Football League was a November 1919 game with Federal Shipyard. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl111819.html November 18, 1919 The Globe] ] In 1921, Robins won the National Challenge Cup. [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF] ] In 1921, Robins Dry Dock entered the American Soccer League but under the name Todd Shipyard. Robins Dry Dock was a subsidiary of the Todd Shipyards. Todd Shipyard finished third in the league, but went to the final of the 1922 Challenge Cup, falling to St. Louis Scullin Steel F.C. Todd Shipyard folded at the end of the season and Renzulli moved to Paterson Silk Sox for the 1922-1923 season. Renzulli went to his third consecutive Challenge Cup, winning his second as Paterson defeated Scullin Steel. Paterson folded at the end of the season and Renzulli was again forced to find a new team. This time, he joined Indiana Flooring, a team he remained with through the rest of his career. In 1927, George Stoneham bought Flooring and renamed the team, the New York Nationals. In 1928, Renzulli won his third Challenge Cup title when the Nationals defeated the Chicago Bricklayers In 1928, the Nationals were short a field player, so Renzulli entered the game as a wing forward, scoring a goal in the 3-1 loss to Philadelphia. In 1930, Stoneham renamed the Nationals the New York Giants. Renzulli played seven games, then retired at the end of the season.

Honors

Renzulli was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951 and has an annual youth soccer tournament held on Long Island, New York named after him. [ [http://www.soccer-tournament-guide.com/peter-renzulli-tournament.html Peter Renzulli Tournament] ]

External links

* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/peter_renzulli.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www.italbooks.com/images/media/CAMPIDICARTA4_2343.pdf Batella, Fausto Italian-Americans: 34 Italioamericani Di Successo]

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