Ardo Perri is a retired Italian-Canadian soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Ardo Perri
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-23) September 23, 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Nicastro, Italy
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Mohawk College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 Rochester Lancers 18 (0)
1980–1982 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 31 (0)
1982–1983 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 32 (0)
1979–1983 Hamilton Italo-Canadians/Steelers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Italy, Perri attended Mohawk College in Canada where he played on the men's soccer team. He played both goalkeeper and as forward. In his second season with the Mountaineers, he led the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association with the lowest goals against average and was the team's second leading scorer. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2009.[1] In 1975, he played for the Rochester Lancers in the North American Soccer League. In 1979, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[2] He continued playing with Hamilton once the team was renamed the Hamilton Steelers, and assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & regular season title) in 1981.[3] In 1983 he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League when Hamilton became a charter member.[4] He also played amateur ball with the Hamilton Italo-Canadians.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Mohawk College Hall of Fame[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Desilets, Peter (June 18, 1979). "Hamilton squad whips Cyclones". Sudbury Star. p. 10.
  3. ^ "1981 HAMILTON STEELERS". Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. ^ Panzeri, Allen (May 24, 1983). "Long lucky shot lands Eagles a win in inaugural flight". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. ^ "Ardo Perri". Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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