Tasso Koutsoukos (born April 4, 195

is a retired Canadian soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League. He also coached in the Montreal Impact in the National Professional Soccer League.

Player

Koutsoukos played collegiate soccer at

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from 1977 to 1979. He was a 1977 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1980, the

Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from ...

selected Koutsoukos in the North American Soccer League draft. He played two outdoor and two indoor seasons with the Sting. In 1982, he began the season with Chicago. On June 13, 1982, the Sting traded Koutsoukos to the

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in exchange for

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and John Tyma. In the fall of 1982, he returned to the Sting which was playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1983, Tasso played for FC Inter Montreal. He later signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Comets. On January 31, 1986, the Comets traded Koutsoukos to the

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in exchange for John Bain. On February 26, 1987, the Strikers sold Koutsoukos contract back to the Comets."Strikers sell Koutsoukos' to Comets, add Byrne" ''Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities'' Friday, February 27, 1987 In 1988, he moved to the

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of the Canadian Soccer League.

Coach

In 1998, Koutsoukos was hired to coach the Montreal Impact of the National Professional Soccer League.

References

External links

NASL/MISL stats
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