Pat Occhiuto is a retired Italian-American

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who played professionally in the American Soccer League,

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, Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. Occhiuto attended

Erie Community College SUNY Erie is a public community college with three campuses in western New York that serve residents in and near Erie County. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and has locations in Williamsville (North Campus), Bu ...

where he played soccer in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the Erie Community College Hall of Fame in 1998. He then transferred to

SUNY Fredonia The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) is a public university in Fredonia, New York, United States. It is the westernmost member of the State University of New York. Founded in 1826, it is the sixty-sixth-oldest institute of ...

where he completed his collegiate soccer eligibility with three seasons on the men’s soccer team. In 1989, the school inducted Occhiuto into its Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1979, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he played for the

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of the American Soccer League. That fall, he moved to the Kansas City Comets before returning to the Stallions for one more season. In 1984, he played for the

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of the

.''ROOKIE GOALIE BACKSTOPS SUN TO 4-2 VICTORY'' Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, June 4, 1984 Occhiuto later played for the

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of the National Professional Soccer League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Occhiuto, Pat Living people 1957 births American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Buffalo Blizzard players Buffalo Stallions players Buffalo Storm players Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Rochester Flash players United Soccer League (1984–85) players People of Calabrian descent Association football forwards Association football midfielders