Alex Perolli (December 7, 1915 – March 19, 1994) was an Albanian football coach best known for coaching the

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to a

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championship in

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. The following season, he coached the San Antonio Thunder for 9 games before being fired, having won only one match. In 1955, Perolli coached the Italy U23. In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season. He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973 before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year. On 25 September 1974, Perolli was named head coach of the San Antonio Thunder. He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season. In 1961, he coached Montreal Cantalia in the

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, and later with

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which played a dual season in the

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and

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. In 1969, he was the head coach for Toronto Hellas in the National Soccer League. He had another run in the NSL in 1976 with the Buffalo Blazers.

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