Roman Urbanczuk
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959
Place of birth Poland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Cleveland Force (indoor) 2 (0)
1979–1983 Pennsylvania Stoners
1980–1981Philadelphia Fever (indoor) (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roman Urbanczuk is a retired Polish-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Early life

Urbanczuk moved to Pennsylvania from Poland with his family before his sophomore year at Louis E. Dieruff High School Allentown, Pennsylvania. When he arrived, he joined the school's soccer team, being named to the 1977 All State High School list.[1] He graduated in 1978.

Career

In the fall of 1978, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent one season with the Force. In 1979, Urbanczuk joined the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. He would become the only player to spend all four seasons with the Stoners during its brief existence.[2] In 1980, Urbanczuk and his teammates won the league championship.[3] Urbanczuk also played for the Philadelphia Fever during the 1980-1981 MISL season.

Off the field, Urbanczuk owned and operated several successful Subway franchises around his hometown of Allentown.

References

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