Art Napolitano (born January 7, 1956) is an American retired soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Raised in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Napolitano graduated in 1974 from Steinert High School, where he was part of two state champion soccer teams.Art Napolitano, Steinert High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Accessed July 19, 2019. "When Napolitano arrived on varsity as a sophomore in 1971, the Spartans won the third of their four Group IV state championships. In 1973, Napolitano led Steinert to a fourth state title as New Jersey’s dominant player."
Napolitano attended Hartwick College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. His senior season, the Hawks won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship with Napolitano scoring one of the goals of the game.Steve long scored the winning goal.Dwarfed by USF, little Hartwick took the NCAA title from the defending champs He turned professional in 1978 with the Houston Hurricane of the North American Soccer League. That fall, he moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons in Pittsburgh. In the summer of 1980, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. He then returned to the indoor game, this time with the Hartford Hellions before finishing his career with the Philadelphia Fever.
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External links NASL/MISL stats