Anthony Salciccia Obituary, Former Player Golden Bears Has Died – Death

Anthony Salciccia Death, Obituary – Anthony Salciccia, a graduate of the University of California men’s soccer program who played for the Golden Bears from 2009 to 2012, passed away unexpectedly on December 25. He was 31. As a member of the outstanding Cal team from 2010, Salciccia helped the Bears advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. Jacob Wilson, a current assistant coach at Cal and a former All-Pac-12 defender for the Bears whose senior year was 2009, and “Cheecha,” a nickname given to him by his teammates, played alongside each other for one season during their time together.

Wilson made a remark that “Cheecha rapidly became a part of our inner circle when he arrived at Cal, as he won us over with his excellent attitude and competitiveness.” “Cheecha won us over with his terrific attitude and competitiveness,” “The combination of his natural talent, work ethic, and infectious enthusiasm made him the athlete and person that he was. He had a tremendous amount of concern for the people around him. His devotion was primarily directed at his wife and children. In general, he was a reserved person, but his behavior spoke much more than his words ever could have.”

A native of the Bay Area who hails from San Jose, the midfielder was a candidate for the third team of the NSCAA All-Far West Region and the first team of the All-Pac-12 in his senior year of 2012, when he started all 18 games, led Cal in points (16), tied for the team high in goals (5), and placed second in assists (6). (6). (6). In his final season, Salciccia not only finished second in the league in game-winning goals with two, but he also made all three of Cal’s penalty kicks and was perfect. The organization chose him to receive the Bob DiGrazia Award in 2012, which is their most valuable player award and is named after the program’s long-time former head coach who is also a member of the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame.

 

In 73 games played for the Bears, Salciccia amassed a total of 37 points on 12 goals, 13 assists, and 13 points. In addition, he started 61 games and was named to the second team of All-Pac-12 in 2011, when he was a junior.