Pat Occhiuto
Birth dateAugust 20, 1957 (age 69)
Birth placeItaly
PositionForward / Midfielder
Youthyears 11975–1976
Youthclubs 1Erie Community College
Youthyears 21977–1979
Youthclubs 2SUNY Fredonia
Years 11979–1981
Clubs 1Buffalo Stallions (indoor)
Caps 146
Goals 111
Years 21981
Clubs 2Rochester Flash
Years 31981–1982
Clubs 3Kansas City Comets (indoor)
Caps 315
Goals 30
Years 41982–1983
Clubs 4Buffalo Stallions (indoor)
Caps 47
Goals 41
Years 51984
Clubs 5Buffalo Storm
Years 61991–1994
Clubs 6Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)

Pat Occhiuto is a retired Italian-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League, United Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League.

Occhiuto attended Erie Community College where he played soccer in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the Erie Community College Hall of Fame in 1998.[1] He then transferred to SUNY Fredonia where he completed his collegiate soccer eligibility with three seasons on the men's soccer team. In 1989, the school inducted Occhiuto into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] In 1979, he signed with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he played for the Rochester Flash of the American Soccer League. That fall, he moved to the Kansas City Comets before returning to the Stallions for one more season. In 1984, he played for the Buffalo Storm of the United Soccer League.[3] Occhiuto later played for the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League.

References

  1. ^ Erie Community College Hall of Fame
  2. ^ SUNY Fredonia Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ROOKIE GOALIE BACKSTOPS SUN TO 4-2 VICTORY Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, June 4, 1984