Tony Bono
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Bono | ||
| Date of birth | November 20, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981-1984 | Drexel Dragons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985-1987 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 55 | (3) |
| 1988 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 10 | (0) |
| 1988 | Houston Dynamos | ||
| 1988-1995 | Dayton Dynamo (indoor) | ||
| 1995 | Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) | 4 | (3) |
| 1995-1996 | Chicago Power (indoor) | 30 | (27) |
| 1996 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| 1996-1997 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 33 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992 | Dayton Dynamo | ||
| 1995 | Dayton Dynamo | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Anthony "Tony" Bono is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association, National Professional Soccer League and Lone Star Soccer Alliance.
Bono graduated from Frankford High School where he was a 1979 First Team and 1980 Second Team All State soccer player.[1][2] Bono then attended Drexel University where he was a 1984 first team All American soccer player.[3] In 1985, the Minnesota Strikers of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Bono in the third round. In December 1987, the Strikers waived Bono.[4] On January 15, 1988, the Chicago Sting signed Bono to a ten-day contract.[5] The Sting kept Bono on the roster until they folded at the end of the season. Bono then spent the summer season with the Houston Dynamos of the Lone Star Soccer Alliance.[6] The Dynamos went to the championship game where they fell to Dallas Mean Green. In the fall of 1988, Bono signed with the Hershey Impact of the American Indoor Soccer Association but was traded to the Dayton Dynamo on November 2, 1988 for a second round draft pick and cash.[7] He remained with the Dynamo until 1996. In January 1995, Bono became head coach of the Dynamo. The team ownership made this decision because Bono had acted as head coach at the end of the 1991-1992 season and had suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier in the 1994-1995 season.[8] During the 1995 off-season, the Dynamos moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to become the Cincinnati Silverbacks. On November 17, 1995, the Silverbacks traded Bono to the Chicago Power.[9][10] On March 6, 1996, the Power sent Bono to the Milwaukee Wave.[11][12] In June 1996, Bono moved to the Philadelphia Kixx.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame.[13]
References
- ↑ 1979 Male All-State Team
- ↑ 1980 Male All-State Team
- ↑ 1984 All Americans
- ↑ December 15, 1987 Transactions
- ↑ Hobbling Sting hopes to end skid vs. Dallas Chicago Sun-Times - Friday, January 15, 1988
- ↑ Sports briefs Houston Chronicle - Sunday, AUGUST 7, 1988
- ↑ DEALS USA TODAY - Wednesday, November 2, 1988
- ↑ DYNAMO FIRE NICHOLL - BONO NOW PLAYER/COACH Dayton Daily News (OH) - Wednesday, January 25, 1995
- ↑ NOLES BOWDEN GETS NEW DEAL Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - Friday, November 17, 1995
- ↑ Chicago POWER 1995-96 Statistics
- ↑ Wave acquires midfielder Bono Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wednesday, March 6, 1996
- ↑ Milwaukee Wave Media Guide
- ↑ SEPA Hall of Fame Inductees