Desmond Backos

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Desmond Backos
Personal information
Full name Desmond Patrick Backos
Date of birth (1950-11-13) 13 November 1950 (age 72)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1967 Johannesburg Rangers
1968–1973 Highlands Park
1974 Johannesburg Rangers
1975–1976 Hellenic
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs 20 (3)
1977–1978 Stoke City 2 (0)
1978–1981 Highlands Park
1982–1986 Johannesburg Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond Patrick Backos (born 13 November 1950) is a South African former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Backos was born in Johannesburg and played football with local sides Johannesburg Rangers, Highlands Park a second spell at Johannesburg Rangers and Hellenic. [1] At Hellenic he worked under former England international George Eastham who working as a coach but in 1977 Eastham returned to England and Backos moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Aztecs. [1] But Backos was brought over to England by Eastham in November 1977 who was now manager at Stoke City. [1] However Backos had an awful time at Stoke managing to make just two appearances and soon returned to South Africa in January 1978. [1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Los Angeles Aztecs 1977 [2] North American Soccer League 203——203
Stoke City 1977–78 [1] Second Division 20000020
Career Total2230000223

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Des Backos". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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