Enzo Di Pede
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 3, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Sora, Italy | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 21 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Rochester Lancers | 22 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizons (indoor) | 16 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 114 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Enzo Di Pede (born January 3, 1957) is a retired Italian goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).
Di Pede was a member of the MISL Champion New York Arrows as a backup goalkeeper in 1979–1980. Di Pede won MISL Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 1981 as a member of the Chicago Horizon[1] and later played for the Kansas City Comets. On October 7, 1986, the Minnesota Strikers signed Di Pede, but he spent the season as a backup.[2]
Born in Italy, he and his family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Di Pede idolized long-time Italian national team goalkeeper Dino Zoff as a young soccer player.
Di Pede led a series of youth soccer camps in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. with several fellow MISL players. After retiring, Di Pede opened a bagel shop and catering company in Kansas City.
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References
- ↑ "MISL Yearly Award Winners". OurSports Central. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ October 8, 1986 Transactions