fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals nationalteam position nationalyears birth_date article_title name
craig j. scarpelli tampa spartans 1980 1982-1983 1983 1983 1984 1984-1985 1980 tampa '' fort lauderdale strikers fort lauderdale strikers '' -lrb- indoor spartans -rrb- '' minnesota strikers minnesota strikers '' -lrb- indoor -rrb- st. '' louis steamers '' -lrb- indoor -rrb- 0 0 6 6 5 long branch , new jersey , united states 0 0 0 0 0 us u-20 goalkeeper 1980-1981 17 september 1961 craig scarpelli
 craig scarpelli
craig scarpelli

craig scarpelli is a retired american soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the north american soccer league , united soccer league and american soccer league .
scarpelli attended the university of tampa where he played on the men 's soccer team .
in 1980 , scarpelli joined the united states u-20 men 's national soccer team as it qualified for the 1981 fifa world youth championship .
he would play all three of the u.s. games in that tournament .
in december 1981 , the chicago sting selected scarpelli in the third round of the north american soccer league draft , but there is no indication that he signed with the sting .
in 1982 , he did play for the georgia generals in the american soccer league .
he was also drafted by the st. louis steamers of the major indoor soccer league , but never entered a first team game .
in february 1983 , the fort lauderdale strikers purchased scarpelli 's contract from the steamers .
he played several games for the strikers during the 1983 grand prix of indoor soccer .
he played three pre-season games , then sat as the third string backup keeper during the regular season .
following the 1983 season , the strikers moved to minnesota and scarpelli gained time in six games during the 1984 season .
the league collapsed at the end of the season and the strikers moved to the misl for the 1984-1985 indoor season .
scarpelli played five games during the indoor season then was released in july 1985 .
scarpelli is currently a chiropractor living in brick , nj .
