Alex Perolli
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 December 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Date of death | March 19, 1994 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Montreal, Canada | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1961 | Montreal Cantalia | ||
1961 | Montreal Concordia | ||
1970 | Rochester Lancers | ||
1973 | Vera Cruz | ||
1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
1975 | San Antonio Thunder | ||
1980 | Rochester Lancers |
Alex Perolli (December 7, 1915 – March 19, 1994)[1] was an Albanian football coach best known for coaching the Los Angeles Aztecs to a North American Soccer League championship in 1974.[2][3] The following season, he coached the San Antonio Thunder for 9 games before being fired, having won only one match.[4][5] In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season.[6] He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973[7] before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year. He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season.[8] In 1961, he coached Montreal Cantalia in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, and later with Montreal Concordia which played a dual season in the International Soccer League and National Soccer League.[9]
References
- ^ United States Soccer Federation (2011-03-16). Soccer for Dummies. New York City: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118053577.
- ^ Levin, Dan (1974-09-02). "The Penalty For Success - Si.Com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Originally Posted: October 7, 1974 (1974-10-07). "A roundup of the week Sept. 23-29 - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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- ^ Orr, Michael (21 November 2011). The 1975 Portland Timbers. ISBN 9781609494667. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Jeff DiVeronica, Staff writer (7 March 2014). "Vallow moves from WNY Flash back to Rhinos as assistant coach". Democratandchronicle.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "The Miami News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 226.
- 1915 births
- 1994 deaths
- Footballers from Tirana
- Association football forwards
- Albanian footballers
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Albanian football managers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- C.D. Veracruz managers
- Expatriate soccer managers in Canada
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
- Albanian football biography stubs
- American soccer biography stubs