Ardo Perri

Ardo Perri is a retired Italian-Canadian soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Ardo Perri
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-23) September 23, 1950
Place of birth Nicastro, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Mohawk College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 Rochester Lancers 18 (0)
1980–1982 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 31 (0)
1982–1983 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 32 (0)
1981–1983 Hamilton Steelers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Italy, Perri attended Mohawk College in Canada where he played on the men's soccer team. He played both goalkeeper and as forward. In his second season with the Mountaineers, he led the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association with the lowest goals against average and was the team's second leading scorer. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2009.[1] In 1975, he played for the Rochester Lancers in the North American Soccer League. He also played for the Hamilton Steelers in the National Soccer League where he assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & regular season title) for Hamilton in 1981.[2] In 1983 he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League when Hamilton became a charter member.[3] He also played amateur ball with the Hamilton Italo-Canadians.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[4]

References
  1. Mohawk College Hall of Fame
  2. "1981 HAMILTON STEELERS". Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. Panzeri, Allen (May 24, 1983). "Long lucky shot lands Eagles a win in inaugural flight". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. "Ardo Perri". Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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