Nico Bodonczy

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Personal information
Date of birth (1955-02-26) February 26, 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974 Cincinnati Comets
1975–1976 Miami Toros 19 (4)
1975–1976 Miami Toros (indoor) 4 (8)
1977–1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 21 (2)
1979–1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) 18 (4)
1980 Miami Americans 3 (0)
1981 Pennsylvania Stoners 1 (0)
Total66+(18+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas Bodonczy (born February 26, 1955) is a Chilean-American former professional soccer player who played as a striker.

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Playing career

Bodonczy played in the North American Soccer League between 1975 and 1981 for the Miami Toros and Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [1] He also played in the American Soccer League for the Cincinnati Comets, the Miami Americans, and the Pennsylvania Stoners. [1] [2]

Coaching career

In 1981, Bodonczy briefly coached the Plantation High School boys' soccer team before being fired during the season. [3] He later served prison time for a drug charge. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NASL-Nico Bodonczy". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. "Nico Bodonczy Statistics | Data". www.socceralmanac.com.
  3. "THOSE WHO CAN'T TEACH CAN STILL COACH". The Miami Herald. April 16, 1985.
  4. "FOR MANY, STRIKER ERA WAS PINNACLE". The Miami Herald. April 9, 1997.
  5. "United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Nicholas Bodonczy, A/k/a Nico, Defendant-appellant, 885 F.2d 866 (4th Cir. 1989)". Justia Law.