Umberto Di Luca... grew up in Belgium and Canada... attended Central Technical School in Toronto... opened a restaurant in New York after his playing career...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Olympic Qualifiers and the Pan American Games... was part of the first Canadian team to feature in Olympic Qualifiers in 1967... made 12 international appearances in 1967 and 1968 with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, including four international “A” appearances... was briefly Canada’s joint all-time leader with 12 career international appearances after he featured in all 12 Canada international matches in 1967 and 1968 (both Jim Berry and Bob DiLuca shared the record)...

with Rochester Lancers, a North American Soccer League Championship winner (1970)...

as noted in 1967, he was “a very strong player”...

For Country

represented Canada in 1967 Olympic Qualifying for México 1968... finished fourth with Canada at the V Pan American Games Winnipeg 1967... he made his debut for Canada at the national A level on 06 October 1968... represented Canada in 1968 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Mexico 1970...