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1977 New York Cosmos Season
The 1977 New York Cosmos season was the seventh season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The Cosmos' seventh year of existence saw them drop "New York" from the club name (it would be restored in 1979), move into Giants Stadium (where they would play until their dissolution in 1985), and win their second NASL championship in Pelé's final year as a professional footballer. Pelé's last match was on October 1, 1977, in front of a capacity crowd at Giants Stadium: in an exhibition match between New York and his former club Santos, Pelé appeared for both sides, playing one half for each. The Cosmos won the game 2–1. The Cosmos finished second in the 4-team Eastern Division and third out of 18 teams league-wide on their way to the 1977 championship. Squad Source: Results Source: Preseason Regular season ''Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points'' 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Cosmos (1971–1985)
New York Cosmos may refer to * New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) * New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Independent Soccer Association (a third-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) that was formed in 2010 and named for the original team * New York Cosmos B, the B team of the 2010 incarnation of the soccer club * New York Cosmos Stadium, a proposed stadium for the modern club which was unveiled in January 2013 and abandoned in December 2016. {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vito Dimitrijevic
Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "life". It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern Italian folklore. There is also a Slavic name "Vitomir" that is shortened to "Vito", but has a different etymology. The name "Vito" is sometimes confused with the German name "Wido," which is derived from Ancient Germanic. People People with this name include: * San Vito dei Normanni, Saint Vito Protector of the Normans at sea, since medieval times * Vito F. Cinfio, Italian-American Structural Engineer * Vito R. Bertoldo, American Medal of Honor recipient * Vito Dimitrijević, a Yugoslavian former professional footballer * Vito Dumas, Argentine sailor and travel-writer, who sailed solo around the world * Vito Fossella, American politician from New York * Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss * Vito LoGrasso, American professional wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak (born 11 October 1948) is a former Turkish football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club. Professional career In 1977, Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun the transferred Yasin, known in the United States as Erol Yasin, when he was 28 to the Cosmos where he played alongside football legends like Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. Pelé was 35 years old and played 2 years with Yasin Ozdenak for New York Cosmos before he gave up playing. Yasin also coached the Cosmos. He was a goalkeeper and also, another legendary football player, Diego Armando Maradona had become opponent to Yasin Özdenak when Maradona was 18 years old at a friendly match. He also managed Sydney Crescent Star, a team who at the time competed in the NSW Premier League in Australia. He led the team to a top 5 position in their first season as well as a victory in the Continental Cup (now known as the Tiger Turf Cup). Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadranko Topić
Jadranko Topić (born 20 August 1949) is a Yugoslavian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Topić played for FK Velež Mostar. He also spent one season in the North American Soccer League, making six appearances for the New York Cosmos in 1977. References External linksShort profileat the When Saturday Comes ''When Saturday Comes'' (''WSC'') is a monthly magazine about football, first published in London in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering all the ... football magazine 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Mostar Association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Yugoslav footballers FK Velež Mostar players New York Cosmos players Yugoslav First League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Aitken (footballer, Born 1942)
Charles Alexander Aitken (born 1 May 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer. Aitken is the all-time record appearance holder at English club Aston Villa. He played for Villa from August 1959 until May 1976, a period of 17 seasons. He came to Villa to accompany his friend Wilson Briggs, also a left back, to a trial. They were both taken on, but Briggs ended up playing just two games in his career. Aitken was a member of the 1975 League Cup winning team, having been a runner-up in 1971. He spent the last two seasons of his professional career in the NASL with the New York Cosmos, playing alongside the greats of Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. Aston Villa Honours Football League Second Division *Runners-up: 1974–75 Football League Third Division *Champions: 1971–72 Football League Cup *Winners: 1975 *Runners-up: 1963, 1971 FA Charity Shield *Runners-up: 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Donlic
Tony Donlic ( hr, Đonlić; born March 24, 1956) is an American retired soccer forward who spent five season in the North American Soccer League (NASL). He also earned seven caps with the U.S. national team in 1977. Club career Tony Donlic, a native of Yugoslavia, joined the New York Cosmos of the NASL in 1975. However, he did not see time with the first team until 1978. In 1979, he moved to the San Diego Sockers for a single season before leaving the NASL. After retiring from professional soccer he joined the amateur club NY Croatia of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League where he was instrumental in turning the team into a regional powerhouse. International career In 1977, Donlic played seven games with the U.S. national team as a forward and midfielder. His first appearance came on September 15, 1977, in a 2–1 win over El Salvador in San Salvador. Over the next month, he played six more games, his last coming in a 2–1 win over China on October 16, 1977. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelsi Morais
Nelsi Morais (born 22 October 1951) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Santos, São Paulo, Morais played for Santos and the New York Cosmos. Morais later played for the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It .... References 1951 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Santos FC players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players New Jersey Eagles players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players American Professional Soccer League players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Smith (American Soccer)
Robert "Bobby" Smith (born March 29, 1951) is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent nine years in the North American Soccer League and one in the League of Ireland and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned eighteen caps with the United States men's national soccer team and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Youth Smith grew up in Trenton, New Jersey and attended Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. After high school, he attended Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey from 1969 through 1972. While at Rider, he played four seasons on the men's soccer team. He holds the college record for most goals in a season (18) and career (46). In 1997, Rider University inducted Smith into its Hall of Fame. Professional The Philadelphia Atoms, a North American Soccer League (NASL) expansion franchise, drafted Smith in the second round of the 1973 College Draft. That year, Smith took home second team All Star honors as the Atoms ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Hunt (footballer, Born 1956)
Stephen Kenneth Hunt (born 4 August 1956) is an English former professional footballer who was later known as Steve Evans. A pacey and creativity left-sided midfielder and winger, with long-range shooting ability, he was capped twice for England in 1984. A winger, he began his career at Aston Villa, making his first-team debut in April 1973. He made seven further appearances before being sold to the New York Cosmos for a £26,000 fee in June 1977. He spent two years with the Cosmos and won the Soccer Bowl in 1977 and 1978, winning the MVP award in the former and providing an assist in the latter. He returned to England to join Coventry City for a £40,000 fee in 1978. He spent six seasons with Coventry, scoring 27 goals in 185 First Division games. He spent part of the 1982 season back on loan at New York Cosmos, where he won a third Soccer Bowl title. Coventry sold Hunt on to West Bromwich Albion for £100,000 in March 1984, where he would win the club's Player of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Garbett
Terry Graham Garbett (born 9 September 1945) is an English retired footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Watford, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United in England, as well as the New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to * New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) * New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Independe ... in the United States. External linksPlayer profile at The Crossed Blades 1945 births Living people English men's footballers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Field (footballer, Born 1946)
Tony Field (born 6 July 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and the United States between 1963 and 1981, Field made nearly 500 career League appearances, scoring over 150 goals. Career Born in Halifax, Field played youth football with hometown club Halifax Town, before turning professional in 1963. Field also played in the Football League with Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ..., Southport, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United. Field later played in the North American Soccer League for the New York Cosmos (being on the 1977 NASL Soccer Bowl Champions team) and Team MVP, the Memphis Rogues, and the New England Tea Men. References 1946 births Living people English men's footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
