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Pasquale DeLuca... soccer family (brother Marco)...
part of the first Canadian team to reach the knock-out phase at the Olympic Games (Los Angeles 1984), recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... part of the first Canadian team to play at the FIFA World Cup (Mexico 1986), recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...
Concacaf champion (1985)... represented Canada at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games and 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico... represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers... career 20 international appearances across four years from 1983 to 1986 with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, including 19 international "A" appearances...
wrote Barrie Clarke in a 1978 scouting report, “good reliable left defender; fast; likes to go forward; confident in attack and defence”...
finished third with Canada at the 1980 CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Dallas... he was 21 years old when he made his debut for Canada at the national A level (28 March 1984)... finished fifth with Canada at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Football Tournament (he did not feature)... helped Canada win the 1985 CONCACAF Champions / FIFA World Qualifiers for Mexico 1986... played in a career-high 15 consecutive Canada matches from 1984 to 1985... represented Canada at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (he did not feature)...