Roman Harapyn

Roman Harapyn is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL A-League.

Roman Harapyn
Personal information
Full name Roman Harapyn
Place of birth Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) goalkeeper, defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Toronto Italia 10 (0)
1997 Toronto Croatia 5 (0)
1997 Toronto Lynx 1 (0)
2005 Toronto Croatia 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04 April 2015

Playing career

Harapyn began his professional with the Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1995.[1] He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 against the Hamilton White Eagles.[2] In 1997, he signed with Toronto Croatia,[3] but was picked up by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League midway through the season due to a goalkeeper shortage.[4] He made his debut for the club on August 31, 1997 against the Hershey Wildcats coming on as a substitute for Joe Ciaravino who was ejected from the match.[5] He featured in the 1st round playoff match against the Montreal Impact where the Lynx were defeated by a score of 2-1.[6]

In 2005, Harapyn returned to the Toronto Croatia and made his debut on May 29, 2005 in a 0-0 draw against the Vaughan Shooters.[7] He started off as the starting goalkeeper for Croatia due to a suspension George Azcurra received at the end of the 2004 season. He featured as a defender for the rest of the season after the return of Azcurra from his suspension.[8] He helped Toronto second in the Eastern Conference but failed to feature in the postseason due to a suspension.

References
  1. "CNSL Rosters and Alumni". Rocket Robin's Home Page. July 2, 1995.
  2. Glover, Robin (May 29, 1995). "CNSL May 29th". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  3. Glover, Robin (June 11, 1997). "Here are the results of the CNSL game of Wednesday June 11, 1997 between Toronto Croatia and London City played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:15pm. This was considered a League game". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  4. "Roman Harapyn | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  5. Glover, Robin (August 31, 1997). "Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Hershey Wildcats played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto with a 7:00pm kickoff". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  6. Glover, Robin (September 5, 1997). "Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Montreal Impact played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto with an 8:30pm kickoff. This was the first leg in the Semi Final of the NorthEast Division. The Lynx finished 4th and the Impact won the division". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  7. Glover, Robin (May 29, 2005). "Result of the Sunday May 29, 2005 CPSL game between Vaughan Shooters and Toronto Croatia played at The Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 7:00pm". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  8. Glover, Robin (June 24, 2005). "Result of the Friday June 24th, 2005 CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Durham Storm played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
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