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. The
Tampa Bay Rowdies selected him as the 71st pick of the 1977 NASL draft, but did not make the roster. He then joined the
California Sunshine of
ASL. In 1978, he signed with the
Houston Hurricane of the NASL 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 MISL. 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 spent 1981 back in the ASL with the
New York Eagles. He also played the 1981–82 MISL season with the
New Jersey Rockets. ==External links==