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Carlo Corazzin
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| Carlo Corazzin | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Corazzin | |
| Date of birth | 25 December 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Height | 5'11 | |
| Playing position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992 1993 1994-1995 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2003-2005 |
Winnipeg Fury Vancouver Whitecaps Cambridge United F.C. Plymouth Argyle F.C. Northampton Town F.C. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Vancouver Whitecaps |
24 (10) 24 (7) 117 (43) 86 (24) 89 (32) 129 (22) 40 (11) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994–2004 | Canada | 58 (11) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Carlo Corazzin (born December 25, 1971 in Vancouver) is a former professional Canadian soccer player who has appeared for the Canadian national team 58 times and has scored 11 goals.
Corazzin began his career with Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League in 1992, scoring 10 goals in 24 games, and helping the team win the CSL Championship. In 1993 Corazzin signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division, where he finished second in scoring, with 7 goals in 24 games.
In 1994 Corazzin signed with Cambridge United of the Football League One, on December 10, 1993, and scored 43 goals in 117 games over two-and-a-half seasons. In his final year with Cambridge the team was relegated, on March 28, 1996, Corazzin signed with Plymouth Argyle of the Second Division, for a transfer fee of £150,000. In two-and-a-half seasons at Argyle, he scored 24 goals in 86 games.
Corazzin joined Northampton Town of the Second Division on June 26, 1998, netting 32 goals in 89 games over two seasons. Northampton Town were relegated in 1999, but with Corazzin's help regained promotion in 2000. On July 28, 2000, Corazzin signed with Oldham Athletic, and scored 22 goals in 129 games over three seasons. His finest moment, whilst playing for Oldham, was scoring four goals against Wrexham in a superb 5-1 victory (2001), finishing it off with his trademark celebration, "The Carlo Spin".
In 2003 Corazzin resigned with the Vancouver Whitecaps where he scored 7 goals to help the Whitecaps to 13-game undefeated streak. Corazzin played with the Whitecaps for 3 years until he was released in 2006.
Corazzin made his Canadian national team debut on June 1, 1994 in a 1-1 tie with Morocco. In 2000, Corazzin won Golden Boot as the top scorer of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup with 4 goals, as Canada won the competition for the first time. Corazzin has recorded 11 goals in 58 games for Canada which ranks him fourth in all-time scoring.
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Canada squad - 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions | |
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1 Forrest | 2 Fenwick | 3 Aristodemo | 4 Menezes | 5 deVos | 6 {{{p6}}} | 7 Stalteri | 8 {{{p8}}} | 9 Corazzin | 10 Xausa | 11 Brennan | 12 Clarke | 13 Watson | 14 {{{p14}}} | 15 Hastings | 16 Kusch | 17 Peschisolido | 18 Thomas | 21 Nash | 22 Onstad | Coach: Osieck |
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