Roman Urbanczuk
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Roman Urbanczuk is a retired Polish-American soccer forward
who played professionally in the American Soccer League
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Urbanczuk moved to Pennsylvania from Poland with his family before his sophomore year at Louis E. Dieruff High School
Allentown, Pennsylvania
. When he arrived, he joined the school’s soccer team, being named to the 1977 All State High School list. He graduated in 1978. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent one season sith the Force. In 1979, Urbanczuk joined the expasion Pennsylvania Stoners
of the American Soccer League
. He would become the only player to spend all four seasons with the Stoners during its brief existence. In 1980, Urbanczuk and his team mates won the league championship. Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever
during the 1980-1981 MISL season.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who played professionally in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Urbanczuk moved to Pennsylvania from Poland with his family before his sophomore year at Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School is a public high school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school is named after Louis E. Dieruff, a noted educator in the Allentown School District....
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
. When he arrived, he joined the school’s soccer team, being named to the 1977 All State High School list. He graduated in 1978. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent one season sith the Force. In 1979, Urbanczuk joined the expasion Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. He would become the only player to spend all four seasons with the Stoners during its brief existence. In 1980, Urbanczuk and his team mates won the league championship. Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever
Philadelphia Fever
.The Philadelphia Fever were an indoor soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum)...
during the 1980-1981 MISL season.