sounderfan
30 Jun 2007, 04:40 PM
Yes, he is/was all of the above...
Dave D'Errico.
I had the chance to pick his brain about his soccer career from Hartwick to Seattle, and all over the globe. But it started in NJ:
" I was born in Newark, NJ and grew up in Harrison, NJ. There is a great tradition of soccer in Harrison, Kearney and Newark with New York right across the river.
We had many great players from the 1920’s and on that played for their factory teams and beat some of the top European “Pro” teams that toured the US.
The “Old Timers” would tell us the stories and show us the old boots they wore with metal plates on the toes and studs that were nailed into the bottom of the shoe by the cobbler. One guy showed me his shins with all the scars and purple patches and how tough it was to play in those days.
That was the legacy we had to measure up to and be better than. It wasn’t enough to be a good ball player you had to be a tough guy who could take it and dish it out too. A guy was expected to handle the pressure no matter who or where you played, no matter how important the game and the amount of people."
Read the whole interview here:
http://goalseattle.com/museum/interviews/david_derrico.htm
Cheers.
http://goalseattle.com/museum/interviews/derricopele.jpg
D'Errico guards Pele' in 1975.
Dave D'Errico.
I had the chance to pick his brain about his soccer career from Hartwick to Seattle, and all over the globe. But it started in NJ:
" I was born in Newark, NJ and grew up in Harrison, NJ. There is a great tradition of soccer in Harrison, Kearney and Newark with New York right across the river.
We had many great players from the 1920’s and on that played for their factory teams and beat some of the top European “Pro” teams that toured the US.
The “Old Timers” would tell us the stories and show us the old boots they wore with metal plates on the toes and studs that were nailed into the bottom of the shoe by the cobbler. One guy showed me his shins with all the scars and purple patches and how tough it was to play in those days.
That was the legacy we had to measure up to and be better than. It wasn’t enough to be a good ball player you had to be a tough guy who could take it and dish it out too. A guy was expected to handle the pressure no matter who or where you played, no matter how important the game and the amount of people."
Read the whole interview here:
http://goalseattle.com/museum/interviews/david_derrico.htm
Cheers.
http://goalseattle.com/museum/interviews/derricopele.jpg
D'Errico guards Pele' in 1975.