Michael Constantino (born February 5, 1969) is a former U.S.

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. He earned one

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with the U.S. national team and was a member of the U.S. team at the

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Youth

Constantino graduated from the

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where he was a 1986

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High School All American soccer player. He attended the

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where he played on the men’s soccer team in 1986 and then from 1988 to 1990. He took the 1987 season off to play with the

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. He returned to Penn in 1988 and completed his four seasons in 1990. He scored thirty career goals and was All Ivy League in 1986 and 1988. In May 2005, he was named to the University of Penn all century soccer team.

National teams

In 1987, Constantino was selected for the U.S. team which went to the

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. Constantino played all three games as the U.S. went 1-2 in group play; failing to qualify for the second round. Constantino earned his lone

with the

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in a 1-0 loss to

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on January 10, 1988 in

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. He came off for

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Post-playing career

In July 1996, Constantino was hired by

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. He remained with the company for twelve years, moving to GMAC in September 2008.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantino, Mike 1969 births American men's soccer players Living people Penn Quakers men's soccer players United States men's international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Soccer players from New York (state) Men's association football forwards