Jorge Siega

Jorge Siega
Personal information
Date of birth	April 3, 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Cotiporã, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968	Washington Whips
1969–1970	German-Hungarians
1971–1976	New York Cosmos
International career
1973	United States
Managerial career
	Blau-Weiss Gottschee
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Siega (born Brazil) is a former Brazilian-American football (soccer) forward who spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven with the New York Cosmos. He also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team in 1973.

NASL

Siega joined the Washington Whips of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968. The Whips folded at the end of the season and Siega moved to the German-Hungarians of the German American Soccer League. In 1971, he was the first player signed by the expansion New York Cosmos.^[1] He was a second team All Star in 1971 and 1972 and continued with the Cosmos through the 1976 season.

National team

Siega earned his first cap on March 17, 1973 in a 4-0 loss to Bermuda. He went on to play a total of eight games with the national team in 1973. His last came in a 3-1 loss to Israel on November 13, 1973.^[2]

Post NASL career

After leaving the NASL, Siega continued playing amateur and semi-professional soccer with the German-Hungarian Metros in the New York Cosmopolitan Soccer League. He also coached for Blau-Weiss Gottschee.

References

^ This Day in New York Sports By Jordan Sprechman, Bill Shannon
^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[1] This Day in New York Sports By Jordan Sprechman, Bill Shannon

[2] USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine

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