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Joseph Lapira (born August 13, 1986, Rochester, New York) is a former Irish-American soccer player.〔(The curious case of Joe Lapira and his solitary Ireland cap )〕 ==Club career== Lapira graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.〔(Player of the Year )〕 After high school, he continued a family tradition and attended the University of Notre Dame.〔(Joseph Lapira - Notre Dame Athletics )〕 In 2006, he was the winner of the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate player of the year,〔(Staunton rues Duff luck ) Mail Online, 22 May 2007〕 after scoring 22 goals for Notre Dame.〔(The Bayou's golden boy - Lapira harnesses Ragin' Cajun style to star at Notre Dame ) SI.com, December 27, 2006〕 During his college years, Lapira also played in the USL Premier Development League with Louisiana Outlaws, Lafayette Swamp Cats and Baton Rouge Capitals. In April 2007, it was reported that Lapira would be joining Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen for a trial at some point in summer 2007,〔(Dons talent search goes Stateside ) BBC Sport, April 17, 2007〕 although he eventually went on trial at Rangers instead.〔(Rangers take a look at Irish ace Lapira ) Mail Online, July 23, 2007〕 Lapira broke down with a calf injury minutes into his first training session with the Ibrox club.〔(College star Lapira can't be a blue until he graduates ) Mail Online, July 24, 2007〕 In January 2008, Lapira finally joined Aberdeen for a week-long trial after recovering from his calf injury.〔(Dons give Lapira chance to shine ) BBC Sport, January 23, 2008〕 He played for the reserve side in a 1-1 draw with Falkirk reserves but did not do enough to earn a contract with the Dons.〔(Transfer round-up ) Scotsman.com, January 31, 2008〕 Instead, Lapira was selected in the third round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC,〔(Miller And Lapira Selected In Major League Soccer SuperDraft ) University of Notre Dame Athletic, January 19, 2008〕 but never signed a contract with Major League Soccer.〔(Joseph Lapira - Another Player with Maltese Roots! )〕 On April 1, 2008, Lapira signed with Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Nybergsund IL-Trysil,〔( Joseph Lapira Signs...With Tiny Norwegian 2nd Division Club... )〕 who played in the second tier after being promoted from the third tier in 2007.〔(What Joe Lapira did next... ) Herald.ie, July 3, 2008〕 Lapira scored a brace in his Nybergsund debut, a 3-0 victory.〔(What Joe Lapira did next... )〕 In March 2011, Lapira signed for I-League 2nd Division side United Sikkim FC.〔(Baichung's side takes on Shillong outfit ) The Times of India, March 31, 2011〕 In the summer of 2011, Lapira returned to Norway after signing again with Nybergsund IL-Trysil.〔(J. Lapira - Soccerway )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Lapira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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