Cesidio Colasante

Cesidio Colasante
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-01-10) January 10, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 La Salle Explorers 77 (76)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) 26 (3)
1999–2000 Hershey Wildcats 25 (1)
2000–2003 Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) 73 (42)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cesidio Colasante is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USL A-League.

Career

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Youth and College

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Colasante graduated from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, where he was an All State soccer player. After high school, Colasante attended La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was a 1997 Third Team All American.[1] He is a member of the La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional

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On February 1, 1998, the MetroStars selected Colasante in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. The team released him during the pre-season. In the last summer of 1998, he signed with the Philadelphia KiXX of the National Professional Soccer League who had drafted him in the January 2, 1998, NPSL draft.[3] In 1999, he moved to the Hershey Wildcats of the USL A-League. In June 2000, he returned to the KiXX.[4] In July 2003, the KiXX traded Mark Moser, Kevin Hundelt, Droo Callahan and Matt DeJong to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Colasante and Ze Santana.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 1997 All Americans Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame: Cesidio Colasante". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ^ Kixx Draft Explorers Forward Cesidio Colasante
  4. ^ Former La Salle Star Ready To Make Impact
  5. ^ July 29, 2003 Transactions Archived October 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine