Corazzin pictured in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giancarlo Michele Corazzin | ||
Date of birth | December 25, 1971 | ||
Place of birth | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Winnipeg Fury | 24 | (10) |
1993 | Vancouver 86ers | 24 | (7) |
1994–1996 | Cambridge United | 105 | (39) |
1996–1998 | Plymouth Argyle | 74 | (23) |
1998–2000 | Northampton Town | 78 | (30) |
2000–2002 | Oldham Athletic | 110 | (20) |
2003–2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 53 | (14) |
Total | 468 | (143) | |
National team | |||
1994–2004 | Canada | 59 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Giancarlo Michele "Carlo" Corazzin (born December 25, 1971) is a retired professional Canadian association football player who represented Winnipeg Fury, Vancouver 86ers, Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic and Vancouver Whitecaps. He was capped 59 times for the Canadian national team, scoring 11 goals. He is of Italian descent.
Corazzin began his career with Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League in 1992, scoring 10 goals in 24 games and helping the team win the CSL Championship. In 1993, Corazzin signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the A-League (now known as the USL First Division, where he finished second in the team's scoring charts with 7 goals in 24 games.
Corazzin signed with Cambridge United of the English Second Division (now known as League 1) on December 10, 1993, scoring 43 goals in 117 games over two-and-a-half seasons. In his final year with Cambridge, the team was relegated, and on March 28, 1996, Corazzin signed with Plymouth Argyle for a transfer fee of £150 000. In two-and-a-half seasons at Argyle, Corazzin scored 24 goals in 86 games.