Pasquale de Luca


Pasquale de Luca is a former Canadian professional soccer player. He is the head coach of the Edmonton Drillers.

Club career

A native of Edmonton, De Luca played four seasons in the North American Soccer League. He played 1981 and part of 1982 with his hometown Edmonton Drillers. He then played the remainder of 1982 as well as 1983 and 1984 for the Toronto Blizzard. De Luca later played in the original MISL, playing three seasons – 1985–86 through 1987–88 – with the Cleveland Force as a defender. In 1986, he also played for the Edmonton Brickmen in the Western Soccer Alliance.

International career

A forward for Canada, De Luca was a member of the 1984 Olympic team that reached the quarterfinals, going out on penalty kicks to Brazil's 'B' team after a 1–1 draw. de Luca did not however make any appearances either in qualifying or in the tournament finals. He played in 19 full internationals for Canada from 1984 to 1985, scoring one goal. His final international appearance came in the September 1985 match versus Honduras that clinched a berth in the 1986 World Cup.
De Luca was on the 1986 World Cup squad, but did not appear in the finals.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 March 1985National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2–1Friendly match