Dino Lopez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 13, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
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| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | York University | ||
| 1990 | Toronto Italia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | London Lasers | 40 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Nova Scotia Clippers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1993 | Montreal Impact | 15 | (0) |
| 1994 | Toronto Rockets | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Milwaukee Rampage | ||
| 1995–1996 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Toronto Olympians | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Oakville S.C. (U-12 Development Director) | ||
| 2006–2012 | Oakville S.C. (Head Coach Girls U-16) | ||
| 2012– | Oakville S.C. (Technical Director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dino Lopez (born 13 January 1969 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired Canadian soccer player.
Contents
Club career
The Jamaica-born defender was raised in North York, Ontario and has played in his career for York University who was named a 1989 OUA East All-Star,[1] for the Toronto Italia (1989),[2] London Lasers (1990, 1992), Nova Scotia Clippers (1991), was an original member of the Montreal Impact.[3] In 1994, he played for the Toronto Rockets, a team which lasted only one season in the APSL. In 1995, he signed with the Milwaukee Rampage where he would play the next three outdoor seasons. He retired following the 1997 season, but came out of retirement to play two games with the 1998 Rampage after injuries decimated the back line.[4]
In addition to his outdoor career, Lopez also spent several seasons playing winter indoor soccer. In 1995, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League.[5] He also spent the 1996-1997 NSPL season with the Toronto Shooting Stars.[6] In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, Lopez achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the double by winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup. The club reached the playoff finals but where defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4-2 victory in a penalty shootout.[7]
International career
He was member of the Canada men's national soccer team, he has played his only game on 9 March 1992 in Saint John, New Brunswick against the USA.[8]
Coaching career
From 2002 to 2006 Lopez was the U12 Development Director for the Oakville Soccer Club, and from 2006 to 2012 he coached the U-16 team.[9] On July 24, 2012, the Oakville Soccer Club announced that he would take on the role of Technical Director [10] at the Club.
Honors
Toronto Olympians
- Open Canada Cup (1): 1998
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Regular Season Champions (1): 1998
External links
- Dino Lopez at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
References
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- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070819224539/http://www.geocities.com/london_ontario_soccer_fan/london.html
- ↑ http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm
- ↑ Rampage faces changes - A-League title repeat made tough with roster turnover Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Friday, April 24, 1998
- ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995-1996
- ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1996-1997
- ↑ CPSL game of Wednesday October 14, 1998.
- ↑ http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=1318&sub=3
- ↑ http://www.oakvillesoccer.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=118&Itemid=181
- ↑ http://www.oakvillesoccer.ca/club-news/815-oakville-soccer-club-hires-dino-lopez-as-technical-director
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- People from North York
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Association football defenders
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- London Lasers players
- Nova Scotia Clippers players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players
- Toronto Rockets players
- Milwaukee Rampage players
- Buffalo Blizzard players
- Toronto Shooting Stars players
- Canadian Soccer League (original) players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- A-League (American soccer) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
