Giuliano Oliviero (born February 26, 1974) is a Canadian former soccer

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and currently the head coach of the

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in the

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Outdoor career

Club

He first began to play professional soccer with the

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in 1990, he then had stints with London Lasers in 1992. In 1993, he played in the

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with the

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. He signed with the

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where he recorded 9 goals and was named the A-League Rookie of the Year, and was named into the First Team All A-League selection. The same year he began his indoor career with the Milwaukee Wave United where he finished fourth on the team in scoring (89 points) and assists (24), and was runner-up for NPSL Rookie of the Year and was named to the NPSL's All-Rookie First Team. In 1997, Oliviero joined the Montreal Impact, and was with the club until 2002 for all but one season. His best season with the Impact was 1998 when he recorded 27 points on 8 goals and 11 assists. He tallied a total of 18 goals in 115 games. Oliveiro played for Staten Island Vipers in 1999 when the Impact were not in operation. In 2003, Oliviero joined Montreal's rival the

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, leaving the team with 115 games played and 18 career goals for the Impact. His signing along with Brian Ashton was announced on April 10, 2003. During his tenure with the Lynx he played eight games and scored one goal, and assisted Toronto to finish second in the standings for the

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. He played his last outdoor season with the Milwaukee Wave United in 2004, but after the conclusion of the 2004 season the franchise would fold from. In total he recorded 36 goals and 111 points in the

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International

Oliviero played for the

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in 1991 and 1992 and made his senior debut for the Canada national soccer team in an October 1995 friendly match against

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. That game would remain his only international.

Indoor career

In 2003, he began his second stint with the Wave where he played his 100th career regular season game with Wave on 3/14 vs. Baltimore. The following season, he was the team's second leading scorer with 40 points on 17 goals and 23 assists and helped the team win their first League Title.

Personal life

Oliviero is coaching director and coach of SC Waukesha Boys U-14.2009/10 Coaches
- SC Waukesha

External links

- Milwaukee Wave

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliviero, Guiliano 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from New Westminster Canadian people of Italian descent Soccer people from British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds soccer players Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cleveland Crunch players Edmonton Brick Men players London Lasers players Winnipeg Fury players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Staten Island Vipers players Toronto Lynx players Toronto ThunderHawks players Milwaukee Wave United players Milwaukee Wave players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian National Soccer League players USL First Division players Canadian beach soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players Canada men's youth international soccer players Association football defenders Major Arena Soccer League coaches