Luis Marotte

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Luis Marotte
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-10-14) 14 October 1944 (age 78)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969 Toronto Hellas
1970–1971 Rochester Lancers 24 (5)
1971–1972 Irapuato
1973 Cincinnati Comets
1974 Los Angeles Aztecs 19 (4)
1975 San Antonio Thunder 20 (2)
1976 Los Angeles Aztecs 6 (0)
1976 Oakland Buccaneers
Managerial career
1980 United Armenians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Marotte (born October 14, 1944) is an Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Marotte played in the National Soccer League in 1969 with Toronto Hellas. [1] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers. [2] In his debut season he assisted Rochester in securing the double (Northern Division & Soccer Bowl), and contributed a goal in the final series against Washington Darts. [3] He re-signed with Rochester for the 1971 season, but failed to make an appearance due to contractual obligations with a Mexican club he played with. [4] [5] In 1972, he played in the Primera División de México with C.D. Irapuato. [6]

In 1973, he played in the American Soccer League with Cincinnati Comets. [7] In his debut season with Cincinnati he assisted in securing the Midwest Conference title, and featured in the ASL Championship final against New York Apollo. [8] He returned to play in the NASL in 1974 to sign with Los Angeles Aztecs. [9] During his tenure with Los Angeles he assisted in clinching the Western Division title, and winning the NASL Final against Miami Toros. [10] He was also named to the NASL All-Star Second Team. [11]

For the 1975 season he signed with San Antonio Thunder. [12] After a single season in San Antonio he returned to play with Los Angeles Aztecs in 1976. [13] Midway through the 1976 season he returned to the ASL to sign with Oakland Buccaneers. [14] In 1977, he played in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with United Armenians. [15]

Managerial career

Marotte was the head coach for the United Armenians in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League in 1980. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Lewis, Michael (August 24, 1980). "Champion Lancers of 1970 'were a family'". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 72.
  3. ↑ "Lancers Win". Democrat and Chronicle . September 6, 1970. p. 46.
  4. ↑ "NASL-Luis Marotte". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ↑ Rickey, Jim (April 15, 1971). "Sal's Job: To Blend". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 61.
  6. ↑ "Gori". Democrat and Chronicle . February 22, 1972. p. 31.
  7. ↑ Richardson, Steve (June 3, 1973). "Complete' Comets Open Today". Cincinnati Enquirer . p. 37.
  8. ↑ Duschinski, Terry (September 10, 1973). "Comets' Loss: Odd Defeat In An Odd Setting". Cincinnati Enquirer . p. 35.
  9. ↑ "LA soccer team tops Rote Jr". Bakersfield Californian . May 13, 1974. p. 22.
  10. ↑ "Toros Toppled in OT". Miami Herald . August 26, 1974. p. 98.
  11. ↑ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  12. ↑ "Thunder has a stadium, 1st player". San Antonio Express . December 7, 1974. p. 26.
  13. ↑ "Cosmos Win, 1-0". Los Angeles Times . April 12, 1976. p. 36.
  14. ↑ "Buccs, Spirits play in Fremont". San Francisco Examiner . July 17, 1976. p. 30.
  15. ↑ "GLASL season to begin". San Pedro News Pilot. September 23, 1977. p. 17.
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