Leo Kulinczenko

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Leo Kulinczenko
Kulinczenko May 1 1985.jpg
CONCACAF Champions Cup 1985 (Tegucigalpa,Honduras,Central America)
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-10-03) October 3, 1954 (age 66)
Place of birth Chicago Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1973 Ukrainian Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Ukrainian Lions 62 (7)
1977–1978 Maccabee Los Angeles 72 (4)
1979 Los Angeles Skyhawks 12 (0)
1980-1981 Ukrainian Lions 22 (4)
1982-1983 ? (?)
1984–1985 Chicago Croatian 32 (3)
Teams managed
1998–2000 Saint Viator High School
2001 North Central College
2000–2007 Chicago Sockers
2007–2008 Chicago Eclipse Select
2009–2016 Chicago Sockers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leo Kulinczenko is an American/Ukrainian Association football player who played professionally in the CONCACAF Champions League (CONCACAF Champions Cup) and the Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup (National Challenge Cup). He played in the American Soccer League the National Soccer League (Chicago) and the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League.

Youth career[]

Kulinczenko who is of Ukrainian descent started his playing career in the youth system of the Ukrainian Lions.

Professional career[]

In 1974 he began his career with the 1st team of the Ukrainian Lions. In 1976 he was invited to the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League training squad but then was released after 3 months. He played for 5 time US Open Cup winners Maccabee Los Angeles in 1977[1] and 1978[2] [3] winning the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (National Challenge Cup).[4] In 1979 he played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks[5][6] of the American Soccer League. His first game with the Skyhawks was a friendly against the 1980 US Olympic team the game was played in Los Angeles Jackie Robinson Stadium. In 1980 and 1981 he returned to play for the Ukrainian Lions. He played for the 1984 U.S. Open Cup finalist Chicago Croatian in the 1985 CONCACAF Champions League (CONCACAF Champions Cup) against Honduras champion Club Deportivo Olimpia.[7] He retired after the 1985 season.

Coaching career[]

He held a full-time position with the highly competitive Chicago Sockers as a staff coach for 16 years. The Chicago Sockers is a nationally recognized youth soccer program it is the only program in Illinois to provide the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the boys and girls the highest competition platforms in the U.S.[citation needed] In 2007 and 2008 he was director for the twelve to fourteen year-old age group at Chicago Eclipse Select[citation needed] which was part of the Elite Clubs National League. 1998-2000 he coached the boys varsity team at Saint Viator High School.[8] 2001 he was assistant men's coach at North Central College.[9]

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External files[]

Maccabee Los Angeles 1978 US Open Cup Champions. Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey: Photo Left to Right Carlos Roveri, Leo Kulinczenko,Peter Gonzales,Russell Hulse
Chicago Croatian 1985 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Tegucigalpa, Honduras Central America: Photo Top row Left to Right Mgr Joe Tadianovic, Joseph Malkoc, Yaro Dachniwsky, John Galovic, Joseph Konarsky, Leo Kulinczenko, Vlado Crnjak, Mgr Frank Bassan. Bottom row Left to Right Zygmund Tryna, Tony Novacios, Slavko Petrina, George Budman, Dusko Budimir,Tony Tadianovic
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