Alen Marcina
FullnameAlen Ivano Marcina
Birth dateJuly 30, 1979 (age 47)
Birth placeSurrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PositionStriker
Years 12002
Clubs 1New Westminster Khalsa
Caps 118
Goals 138
Years 22002–2003
Clubs 2Ottawa Wizards
Caps 210
Goals 29
Years 32004–2005
Clubs 3PAOK
Caps 328
Years 42004
Clubs 4→ ÍA (loan)
Years 52005
Clubs 5→ Schweinfurt (loan)
Years 62005
Clubs 6Herfølge
Caps 622
Goals 60
Years 72006
Clubs 7Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps 727
Goals 713
Years 82006–2007
Clubs 8New Zealand Knights
Caps 88
Goals 82
Years 92007
Clubs 9Puerto Rico Islanders
Caps 98
Goals 91
Years 102007
Clubs 10Montreal Impact
Caps 108
Goals 101
Years 112007
Clubs 11Vancouver Whitecaps
Caps 116
Goals 111
Years 122008
Clubs 12Minnesota Thunder
Caps 1218
Goals 123
Years 132008
Clubs 13Rochester Rhinos
Caps 133
Goals 130
Years 142009
Clubs 14Miami FC
Caps 1429
Goals 145
Totalcaps185
Totalgoals73
Manageryears 12012–2013
Managerclubs 1San Antonio Scorpions (assistant)
Manageryears 22013–2015
Managerclubs 2San Antonio Scorpions
Manageryears 32016
Managerclubs 3Rayo OKC
Manageryears 42018
Managerclubs 4Des Moines Menace
Manageryears 52019
Managerclubs 5San Antonio FC (assistant)
Manageryears 62020–2024
Managerclubs 6San Antonio FC
PcupdateOctober 31, 2017

Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player. He is a three-time champion with San Antonio Scorpions and Rayo OKC in the NASL.[1][2][3]

Club career

Marcina played college soccer with Barry University, and with New Westminster Khalsa in the Pacific Coast Soccer League,[4] before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002–03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to sign a contract with Greek club and UEFA Cup Participants, PAOK in January 2004. The next years saw him play with ÍA Akranes of Iceland, Schweinfurt of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.

Marcina signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second-tier league of American soccer, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. He scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders earning All-League selection before moving to the New Zealand Knights[5] in November 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3–1 win over the Queensland Roar.

Marcina returned to the USL and Puerto Rico in 2007, making another handful of appearances, before being bought by Canadian club Montreal Impact in June 2007. He was traded in July 2007 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He signed with the Minnesota Thunder on February 12, 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Thunder sold Marcina's contract to the Rochester Rhinos.[6] In April 2009 left Rochester Rhinos and signed with Miami FC[7] where he led the team in goals, games played and minutes played. Marcina announced his retirement in 2010 after turning down multiple offers in the US and Vietnam.

International career

Marcina called up by the Canada national team missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium.[8]

Managerial career

  • 2012 NASL Champion-North American Supporters' Trophy (most goals scored (46) and fewest goals conceded (27)[1]
  • 2013 NASL Spring season third place (1 point out of first place)[9]
  • 2014 NASL Fall Champion[2]
  • 2014 NASL Soccer Bowl Champion. (fewest goals conceded (24) and second-most goals scored (43))[3]
  • 2015 NASL Spring seventh place (SA scorpions folded November 2015)[10]
  • 2016 NASL Fall season second place (one point out of first place)[11]
  • 2016 NASL Top 5 overall standings (resigned August 1, 2016)[11]
  • 2022 USL Championship Champion

San Antonio FC parted ways with Marcina on October 31, 2024.[12]

Personal life

Marcina family is of Croatian ancestry, originally hails from Dugi Otok in Croatia.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Review – NASL". Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Review – NASL". Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Quinn, Chris. "S.A. Scorpions win NASL championship title". Mysa. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. ^ PCSL Premier Men – 2000 to 2008 Archived February 13, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [1] Archived October 10, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Rochester Rhinos acquire Alen Marcina". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Miami Player Profile". Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "NASL Spring Season (USA) 2013 – Table, Results & Fixtures". Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Summary – NASL – USA – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Dude, where's my field? Rayo OKC gives whole new meaning to turf war – This is Cosmos Country". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Antonio mutually parts ways with Head Coach Alen Marcina". USLChampionship.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.