Angelo Cavalluzzo

Angelo Cavalluzzo (born March 1, 1993) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as the head coach for Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer and head coach for Hamilton United's women's team in League1 Ontario.

Angelo Cavalluzzo
Personal information
Full name Angelo Cavalluzzo
Date of birth (1993-03-01) March 1, 1993
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2012–2013 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Niagara United 17 (0)
2015-2016 Toronto FC III 2 (0)
2016–2018 Toronto FC II 29 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Toronto Varsity Blues women
2019 Hamilton United II
2020– Hamilton United (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2018

Playing career

Toronto FC II

Cavalluzzo began his career in 2012 with TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League, and in 2014 was transferred to Niagara United.[1][2] He returned to TFC Academy in 2015 to play in the USL Premier Development League. Cavalluzzo would receive degrees in bio and chemical engineering while playing for McMaster University during this time.[3]

In 2016, Cavalluzo was signed by Toronto FC II of the United Soccer League, where he appeared in 5 matches on an emergency basis.[4] He made his debut on June 6, 2016 against Harrisburg City Islanders. On February 10, 2017 he extended his contract for the 2017 season.[5] Cavalluzzo would be nominated for USL player of the month for March/April 2017, after making 18 saves and earning 3 clean sheets during that time.[6] Upon completion of the 2017 season, Cavalluzzo would re-sign with the club for the 2018 season.[7] Cavalluzzo would be a valuable player to Toronto FC II early in the 2018 season, but would ultimately see his season cut short in May after rupturing his achilles tendon.[8]

Coaching career

He served as an assistant coach for the McMaster Marauders university men's and women's soccer teams from 2016-2018.[9] In 2018, he became an analyst for the TFC Academy as well as serving as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues soccer assistant coach. In April 2019, he was named as the Varsity Blues women's soccer head coach.[10][11] In 2019, he was appointed the head coach for Hamilton United's reserve team in League1 Ontario and served as an assistant and goalkeeper coach with the Toronto FC Academy.[12] In 2020, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United's women's team in League1 Ontario.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of May 11, 2018
Club League Season League Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC II USL 2016 40000040
2017 1900000190
2018 50000050
Total 2800000280
Career Total 2800000280

References
  1. "Canadian Soccer League". 2012-06-06. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2017-03-28.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Niagara United | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-28.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "It's a matter of degrees for Hamilton goalkeeper". Hamilton Spectator. February 22, 2017.
  4. "Toronto FC II - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #80 - Angelo Cavalluzzo - GK". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  5. "Toronto FC II Sign Angelo Cavalluzzo".
  6. "USL Player of the Month Nominees - March/April". USL. May 6, 2017.
  7. "Toronto FC II announce roster moves". Toronto FC. December 4, 2017.
  8. Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (May 15, 2018). "Toronto FC II keeper Angelo Cavalluzzo out long-term with ruptured Achilles". Waking the Red.
  9. "Angelo Cavalluzzo - Men's Soccer Coach". McMaster University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  10. "Angelo Cavalluzzo - Women's Soccer - Associate Head Coach (1st Season) - Staff Directory". University of Toronto Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  11. "Angelo Cavalluzzo on engineering the unexpected". The Varsity. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  12. "L1 Men's Announcement" (PDF). hamutd.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  13. Leo Cavalluzzo. "HAMILTON UNITED - Coaches". www.hamutd.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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