Juan Paletta is a retired Argentinian

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who played in the

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and American Soccer League who shared the ASL scoring title in 1970. In 1967, Paletta signed with the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. In 1968, he moved to the

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of the

. He was back in the American Soccer League with the

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. In 1970, he tied

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for the league scoring title. In 1974, Paletta signed with the

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of the NASL. He did not play during the 1975 season. On March 23, 1976, Paletta rejoined the Atoms but saw no playing time that season.Phil. Atoms Sign Veteran Players
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paletta, Juan Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States American Soccer League (1933–1983) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Philadelphia Atoms players Philadelphia Spartans players Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players Washington Whips players Men's association football defenders Year of birth missing (living people) Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe