Robert Stillo
Canadian soccer player (born 1991)
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Roberto Bruno Stillo (born 15 March 1991) is a Canadian former soccer player.
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Stillo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Bruno Stillo | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erin Mills SC | |||
| 2006–2011 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Valenzana (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Paganese (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Perugia (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sigma FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Woodbridge Strikers | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 27 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Sheridan Bruins (goalkeepers) | |||
| 2021– | TMU Bold (goalkeepers) | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 9, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 3, 2015 | |||
Early life
Stillo began playing youth soccer at age eight with Erin Mills SC and also played for the Ontario provincial team at the U14 and U15 levels.[1][2] He began playing goalkeeper at age 12.[3] At age 15, he went to Italy where he had trials with the youth systems of Inter Milan and AC Milan, before joining the Genoa academy.[2][4] in March 2006.[5]
Club career
In July 2008, he signed his first professional contract with Genoa, while continuing to play with the U18 team.[5] In July 2011, he was loaned by Genoa to Valenzana in the fourth tier Lega Pro Seconda Divisione on loan.[6] In January 2012, he was loaned to Paganese in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[7]
In the summer of 2013, he signed with Parma.[8] He subsequently joined Perugia in the third tier Serie C on loan in July 2013.[9] On October 6, 2013, he made his debut for Perugia, as a substitute following a red card to the starting keeper in the 32nd minute against Prato.[2]
In January 2016, he went on trial with Swedish club Jönköpings Södra IF.[10]
In 2017, he played with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[11] In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Woodbridge Strikers.[12][13] In 2018, he was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year and a First Team All-Star.[14]
International career
In November 2008, he was called up to the Canada U20 for the first time for a camp in Switzerland.[15][16] On November 26, 2008, he earned his first official cap for the U20 in a friendly against Switzerland U20, after playing in an unofficial match two days earlier against club team BSC Young Boys U21.[17][18] He played in another friendly in December 2010 against the United States U20.[19]
In January 2013, he was called up for the first time for a pair of friendlies.[20] In May 2014, he was again called up to the senior team.[21]
Coaching career
In 2017, Stillo launched his own goaltending academy called Evolution Goalkeeping.[22]
He became a coach with Sheridan College.[23] In 2021, he became a goalkeeper coach with Toronto Metropolitan University's men's soccer team.[24]