Antonio "Junior" Superbia is a retired Brazilian-American
soccer player and coach.
Superbia grew up in Taiuva, Brazil where he played in the
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
and
Clube Atlético Juventus
Clube Atlético Juventus (Latin for ''Youth''), commonly referred to as Juventus da Mooca or simply Juventus, is a Brazilian professional football club in the district of Mooca, São Paulo, that competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the ...
youth systems. In 1989, he moved to the United States to attend
Brooklyn College where he played on the men's soccer team in 1990 and 1991. He also played for the
Brooklyn Italians
Brooklyn Italians is an American soccer team based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1949, the team last played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the Americ ...
in the North Eastern Super Soccer League (NESSL). In 1991, he and his teammates won the
1991 U.S. Open Cup. In 1993, Superbia led the NESSL in scoring.
In 1995, he played for the
Jersey Dragons in the
USISL
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...
. In February 1996, the
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...
selected Superbia in the fourteenth round (135th overall) of the
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. The Revolution released him during the pre-season.
March 26, 1996 Transactions
/ref> He returned to the Dragons for the 1996 season.
In July 2000, Brooklyn College hired Superbia to coach the men's soccer team, a position he held until August 2006. He continues to coach in the Brooklyn Italians youth system.
External links
www.superbiasoccer.com
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American soccer players
American soccer coaches
Brooklyn Italians players
Jersey Dragons players
USISL players
Association football midfielders
Brooklyn College alumni
Brooklyn College faculty