| David DiPlacido | |
| Fullname: | David DiPlacido |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1998–2005 |
| Years2: | 2002 |
| Years3: | 2004 |
| Years4: | 2005 |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Years6: | 2007 |
| Years7: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | →Mississauga Olympians (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) |
| Clubs7: | Italia Shooters |
| Caps1: | 182 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1993 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | December 27, 2014 |
| Ntupdate: | n/a |
David DiPlacido (born May 18, 1977, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is the Toronto Lynx's all-time leader in club appearances and is the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club.[1] [2]
Diplacido began playing at the professional level in 1998 in the USL A-League with Toronto Lynx.[3] In his debut season with Toronto, he received the club's Public Relations award.[4] He appeared in 17 matches in his debut season in the A-League.[5] He re-signed with Toronto for the following season.[6]
In 2000, the Lynx extended his contract for his third consecutive season for the club.[7] In the initial stages of the 2000 season, he recorded his first professional goal on April 30, 2000, against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[8] [9] He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth for the second time in the club's history.[10] Toronto would reach the Conference finals against Rochester Rhinos but would be eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate.[11]
He returned to Toronto for his fourth season in 2001 and received the club's Fan Favourite award.[12] His fifth season with Toronto was notable as he reached a personal milestone by making his 100th appearance on June 9, 2002, against Charleston Battery.[13]
After the conclusion of the 2002 A-League season, he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in order to assist the club in securing a playoff berth.[14] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in a CPSL Canada Cup match against Toronto Croatia. He helped Mississauga secure a postseason by recording the winning goal against Hamilton Thunder in a 3-2 victory.[15] The Olympians were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the North York Astros.[16]
He resumed his duties with Toronto Lynx for the 2003 season and was named to the A-League Team of the Week in the finals weeks of the season.[17] He also received an additional team award as the club's Best Offensive Player. After spending the winter season with Philadelphia KiXX the Lynx re-signed him for the 2004 season.[18]
After a short stint in Montreal, he returned to the Toronto Lynx for the 2006 campaign.[19] Throughout the 2006 season, he assisted Toronto in reaching the finals of the Open Canada Cup where they were defeated by Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[20] The 2006 season marked his final year with the Toronto Lynx where he finished first in the rankings in the club's all-time match appearances with 206.
He returned to Toronto for the 2005 season, but he was transferred along with Charles Gbeke to league rivals Montreal Impact before the August 1 transfer deadline.[21] [22] [23] In his debut season with Montreal, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by winning the regular-season title.[24] He also helped Montreal in securing a league double by winning the Voyageurs Cup.[25] In the playoffs, Montreal was eliminated from the competition after losing the series to the Seattle Sounders.[26]
After the relegation of Toronto Lynx to the Premier Development League, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with North York Astros.[27] He made his debut on June 7 in an exhibition game against the Mexico U-20.[28] He assisted the Astros by clinching a playoff berth by finishing third in the National Division but was eliminated by eventual champions Toronto Croatia. He was also selected for the 2007 CSL All-Star match where he was named to the National Division team.[29]
In 2008, Diplacido signed with league rivals Italia Shooters.[30] Diplacido helped the Shooters win their second International Division title.[31] In the playoff run, he contributed by a victory over the Brampton Lions in the quarterfinals.[32] Ultimately Italia was defeated in the second round by eventual champions Serbian White Eagles.[33]
In the winter of 2004, he played indoor soccer after he was drafted to play in the Major Indoor Soccer League with Philadelphia KiXX.[34] [35] He assisted Philadelphia in securing a postseason berth but was eliminated in the quarterfinals to Kansas City Comets.[36] [37] He appeared in 12 matches and recorded 3 goals for Philadelphia.[38]
Diplacido made his debut with the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team on August 12, 1992, against the Cayman Islands in the 1992 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament.[39] He also represented Canada in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship. In total, he represented the Canadian U17 team in nine matches.
In 2007, he became associated with Toronto FC by serving as the training camp director.[40] After the resignation of Vito Colangelo, he was named the technical director for Aurora Youth Soccer Club in 2013.
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