Howie Charbonneau

Who is Howie Charbonneau?

Howie Charbonneau is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Charbonneau began high school at Shaker High School before transferring to Shenendehowa High School before his junior year. In high school he played soccer and ran track. Charbonneau attended Hartwick College, playing on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1976. In 1978, he signed with the Houston Hurricane of the North American Soccer League where he spent three seasons. That fall, he and much of the Hurricane roster was signed to form the core of the Houston Summitt of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He continued to play for the Hurricane during the summer and indoors with MISL teams during the winter. In 1979, he began the MISL season with the Pittsburgh Spirit before being traded to the Hartford Hellions. He also played the 1981-1982 MISL season with the New Jersey Rockets.