Albanian football coach
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 1955, Perolli coached the Italy U23 .[ 6] In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season.[ 7] He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973[ 8] before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year.[ 9] On 25 September 1974, Perolli was named head coach of the San Antonio Thunder .[ 10] He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season.[ 11] 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 .[ 12] In 1969, he was the head coach for Toronto Hellas in the National Soccer League.[ 13] He had another run in the NSL in 1976 with the Buffalo Blazers .[ 14]
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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. 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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20 . {{cite web }}
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^ Orr, Michael (21 November 2011). The 1975 Portland Timbers . ISBN 9781609494667 . Retrieved 25 November 2014 .
^ Stolze, Craig (18 February 1970). "Lancer GM Has A Pair of 'Firsts' " . Newspapers.com . pp. 1E, 2E. Retrieved 25 February 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ Rickey, Jim (12 January 1974). "Los Angeles Hires Perolli" . Democrat and Chronicle . p. 1D. Retrieved 24 March 2022 .
^ "San Antonio hires NASL soccer coach" . Forth Worth Star-Telegram . Associated Press . 26 September 1974. p. 4-C. Retrieved 13 June 2022 .
^ "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.
^ Waring, Ed (September 3, 1969). "Soccer fan knocks out ref with stone". The Globe and Mail . p. 30.
^ "Blazers Pick Alex Perolli New Coach". Buffalo News . 16 July 1976. p. 12.