Hector Marinaro (soccer, born 1964)

Hector Marinaro
Personal information
Full name Hector Luis Marinaro
Date of birth (1964-12-06) December 6, 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1982, 1983 Toronto Italia
1983–1984 Cleveland Force (indoor) 5 (0)
1986–1988 Minnesota Strikers (indoor) 45 (75)
1986–1988 Toronto Blizzard 41 (9)
1988–1989 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 44 (47)
1989 Hamilton Steelers 14 (4)
1989 North York Rockets 5 (1)
1993 Toronto Blizzard 27 (7)
1996 Rochester Raging Rhinos 4 (7)
1989–2002 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 448 (1003)
2002–2004 Cleveland Force (indoor) 85 (96)
International career
1986–1995 Canada 6 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Cleveland Force (assistant)'
2006–2021 John Carroll University
2013–2014 Cleveland Freeze
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hector Luis Marinaro Jr. (born December 6, 1964) is a former Canadian soccer player and coach.

As a player he was the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer, and made 6 appearances for the Canada national team.[1][2][3][4] Marinaro was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[5]

  1. ^ Podolski, Mark (2021-07-05). "Hector Marinaro will forever be Northeast Ohio soccer icon | Opinion". News-Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ "'It Was Who I Was For 15 Years': Hector Marinaro On The Next Generation Of The Cleveland Crunch". specturmnews1.com.
  3. ^ "Building a Program: Hector Marinaro".
  4. ^ "THE STORY OF HECTOR MARINARO". inbedwithmaradona.com.
  5. ^ "Hector Marinaro Retires as Head Men's Soccer Coach; Mladenovic Named Interim Head Coach". John Carroll University Athletics. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-17.