Youth
DiBernardo, a native of Argentina, emigrated to the United States in 1972 with his family. He grew up in Illinois and attended Riverside High School in North Riverside, Illinois. He graduated in 1981, after which he attended Indiana University. While growing up, he also played for Sparta Soccer Club in Chicago. After high school, played as a midfielder on the Hoosiers soccer team from 1981 to 1984. His older brother Angelo had been a star at Indiana in the late 1970s. During Paul’s four seasons with the Hoosiers, they went to the championship game three years running, taking the title in 1982 and 1983 and losing to Clemson in 1984. DiBernardo contributed 40 goals and 36 assists during his four years and was named the 1984 SoccerAmerica college Player of the Year. In 1997, the Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame inducted DiBernardo.
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