Germain Iglesias is a retired Peruvian

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who played professionally in the

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, Major Indoor Soccer League and

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. While born in Peru, Iglesias grew up in

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where he set the

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high school single season scoring record with 42 goals. He then attended

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and played amateur soccer with the Brooklyn Dodgers S.C. of the

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. In 1979, the Dodgers won the

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. In 1981, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1981–1982 MISL Rookie of the Year. He spent two seasons with the Stallions before outdoors with the

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of the

. He remained with the Earthquakes for two seasons, including the 1983–1984 indoor season. The Earthquakes did not play indoor soccer during the 1984–1985 season and in February 1985, Iglesias went on loan with the

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. In 1985, he returned to the

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in the

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Yearly Awards

* MISL Rookie of the Year: 1981–82

References

External links

NASL/MISL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesias, Germain 1959 births Living people Buffalo Stallions players Chicago Sting (MISL) players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Paterson Catholic High School alumni Peruvian emigrants to the United States St. Francis College alumni Western Soccer Alliance players Footballers from Lima St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders American men's soccer players Brooklyn Italians players Cosmopolitan Soccer League players Soccer players from Passaic County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey 20th-century American sportsmen