Anthony "Tony" Lecce (born January 1, 1945) is an Italian-born Canadian former soccer defender who earned nine caps with the Canadian national soccer team and played four seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Lecce played in 1964 with Toronto Italia in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League for three seasons. Throughout his tenure with Italia he received the league's MVP award in 1965. In 1967, he played in the American Soccer League with Boston Tigers. He played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968 with Toronto Falcons. In early 1969, he played with Rochester Lancers in the American Soccer League. The remainder of the season he played in the National Soccer League with former club Toronto Italia. The following season he played with league rivals Toronto Hungaria. In 1971, he returned to the NASL to sign with Toronto Metros from 1971 through 1973.

Tony Lecce

International career

He played for Canada where he made his debut on October 6, 1968 against Bermuda in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. He would make eight appearances for the national team.

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References

External links

NASL stats

1945 births

Living people

Footballers from Rome

Canada men's international soccer players

Canadian men's soccer players

Canadian expatriate men's soccer players

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Italian emigrants to Canada

Men's association football defenders

Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players

American Soccer League (1933–1983) players

Canadian National Soccer League players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Toronto Italia players

Boston Tigers players

Toronto Falcons (1967–1968) players

Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players

Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players

Tony Lecce