George Nanchoff

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George Nanchoff
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-04-17) April 17, 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Resen, Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1976 University of Akron
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) (1)
1977–1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 (8)
1979–1980 Atlanta Chiefs 38 (6)
1979–1980 Atlanta Chiefs (indoor) 7 (7)
1980–1982 Phoenix Inferno (indoor) 37 (42)
1982–1985 Cleveland Force (indoor) 110 (54)
2005 Cleveland Internationals
International career
1977–1979 United States 10 (1)
Managerial career
2003– Cleveland Internationals
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Nanchoff (born 1954 in Resen, Yugoslavia (SR Macedonia)) is a retired Yugoslavian-American soccer player. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned ten caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1980.

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Youth and college

In 1969, Nanchoff emigrated with his family from Yugoslavia, he was fifteen years old. His family settled in Akron, Ohio, United States, where he attended Central-Hower High School. After high school, he attended the University of Akron where he played as a forward on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1976. He led the team in scoring his first three seasons, but lost out to his brother Louis in 1976. That year, both George and Louis earned first team All American. George also had garnered first team honors in 1975. He finished his four-year career with the Zips second on the team's career scoring list with fifty-six goals and thirty-two assists. The University of Akron inducted George into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1987, Summit County inducted Louis into its Sports Hall of Fame.

NASL

In 1977, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) selected Nanchoff in the NASL College Draft. He scored one goal for the Strikers playing indoors. [1] That outdoor season, he led the team in both scoring and points with eight goals and twenty-two points. His points production dropped precipitously in 1978 as he scored no goals in ten games. The Strikers then traded him to the Atlanta Chiefs where he rejoined his brother Louis. He played two outdoor seasons and one indoor [2] with the Chiefs before moving to indoor soccer full-time in the MISL.

MISL

In 1980, Nanchoff signed with the Phoenix Inferno of Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, the Inferno traded Nanchoff to the Cleveland Force midway through the season. Nanchoff remained with the force until he retired from playing professionally in 1985.

National and Olympic Teams

Nanchoff earned ten caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 1977 and 1979. His first cap came in a September 18, 1977, loss to Guatemala. On October 16, 1977, he scored his lone national team goal in a 2–1 victory over China. His last game came in a February 11, 1979, loss to the Soviet Union.

In 1979, Nanchoff was also a critical part of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics to be held in Moscow. He led the team in scoring, but his and his teammates' hopes for success at the games were crushed when President Carter boycotted the games in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

International goals

Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first. [3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 October 1977 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ?–?2–1 Friendly

Coaching

After retiring from playing professionally, Nanchoff became a youth soccer coach with the Cleveland-based Internationals Soccer Club. In 2003, Internationals S.C. entered a men's team, the Cleveland Internationals in the U.S. Fourth Division USL Premier Development League. Nanchoff has served as the team's coach since then as well as the club's Director of Coaching. He has also trained multiple national team prospects. Nanchoff played some games for the Internationals during the 2005 PDL season, recording 4 assists.

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References

  1. ↑ "NASL Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Rosters".
  2. ↑ "NASL Atlanta Chiefs Roster".
  3. ↑ "USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979". rsssf. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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