Roman Urbanczuk
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 16, 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Poland | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978-1979 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
1979-1983 | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
1980-1981 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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.[1] 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 expansion 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.[2] In 1980, Urbanczuk and his team mates won the league championship.[3] Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever during the 1980-1981 MISL season.
Off the field, Urbanczuk owned and operated several successful Subway franchises around his American hometown, Allentown, PA.