Marco Reda
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Reda | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | North York, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Winthrop Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Toronto Lynx | 82 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Toronto ThunderHawks (indoor) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Sogndal | 49 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Aalborg | 21 | (0) |
| 2006 | Sogndal | 20 | (1) |
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Charleston Battery | 27 | (1) |
| 2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2008 | Canada | 7 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | SC Toronto (ass't) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2009 |
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Marco Reda (born June 22, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player who began his professional career in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx where he developed his skills as a solid defender. This led to his transfer to Europe to sign with Sogndal, where he would eventually have a tenure in Scandinavia for six years. Reda would return to Toronto, this time to sign with newly expansion franchise Toronto FC, and would conclude his career in the USL First Division. He also played at the indoor level in the National Professional Soccer League with the Toronto ThunderHawks in 2000-2001.
After his retirement from competitive soccer he briefly served as an assistant coach in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Toronto in 2012.
Reda began his career at the college level with Winthrop University from 1996 to 1997. He went professional in 1998, after Peter Pinizzotto head coach of the Toronto Lynx signed him to a contract. In 1999, he was named the team captain for the club, and won the team's best defensive player award. In 2000, the captain assisted his franchise in qualifying for the postseason for the second time in the club's history. Toronto would finish third in the Northeast Division. In the playoffs the Lynx faced Richmond Kickers in the first round, and advanced to the next round by a 3-1 goals on aggregate.
In the next round Toronto would face the Rochester Rhinos, but would be eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 2-1 on goals on aggregate. Reda had a stint in the National Professional Soccer League with the short lived expansion franchise the Toronto ThunderHawks during the 2000-2001 winter indoor season. He helped the ThunderHawks reach the postseason by finishing second in the National Conference, and reached the Conference finals where they were defeated by the Milwaukee Wave. His next notable season with Toronto was in the 2002 season where he would continue in his capacity as club captain. On June 13, 2002, he was named for the first time in his career to the A-League Team of the Week. Early on in the season he was invited to a trial in Norway with Sogndal Fotball. His trial was a success and was offered a contract by the First Division club.
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