Carlos Salguero

Carlos Salguero (10 June 1955 – 26 December 2006[1]) was an Argentine professional football forward. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2006.[1][2] He spent one season in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and nearly ten in various indoor leagues. Salguero also coached the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League for one season.

Carlos Salguero
Personal information
Full name Carlos Roberto Salguero
Date of birth (1955-06-10)June 10, 1955
Place of birth Guaymallén, Argentina
Date of death December 26, 2006(2006-12-26) (aged 51)[1]
Place of death Tallahassee, FL, United States
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza)
1977–1979 Boca Juniors 52 (11)
1980 Quilmes
1980–1981 Calgary Boomers (indoor) 15 (15)
1981 Calgary Boomers 27 (3)
1981 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 7 (3)
1981–1984 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 114 (101)
1982 → Toronto Italia (loan)
1983 Hamilton Steelers
1984 Buffalo Storm 22 (11)
1984–1986 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 79 (35)
1986–1987 Toledo Pride (indoor) 42 (45)
1987–1988 Toronto Italia
1987–1988 Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) 21 (11)
1988–1989 Indiana Kick (indoor) 11 (7)
1989–1990 Memphis Rogues (indoor) 29 (29)
1990 Toronto Italia
1992 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 1 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1991 New York Kick (interim)
1990 Toronto Italia
1997–1998 Buffalo Blizzard
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Salguero began his professional career with Boca Juniors In 1981, he moved north to play for the Calgary Boomers in the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Comets traded him to the Buffalo Stallions in exchange for Yilmaz Orhan and Zoran Savic. Salguero quickly proved his worth as he became the team's all time leading scorer over just two and a half seasons. The Stallions left the league following the 1983-1984 season. In 1982, he was loaned to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[3] In an exhibition game against Glasgow Celtic of Scotland, he was the dominant force in the Toronto Italia victory.[4] After the game, the President of Toronto Italia Rocco LoFranco stated that he had never seen an attacker create such havoc in a defense. This game will go down in the annals of Toronto Italia history as one of the best games that Salguero had ever played. That summer Salguero played for the Buffalo Storm in the United Soccer League.[5]

In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Hamilton Steelers.[6] In August 1984, Salguero signed with the Kansas City Comets.[7] In the fall of 1986, Salguero jumped leagues when he signed with the Toledo Pride of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[8] In the summer of 1987 he returned to play with Toronto Italia where he assisted in securing the Ontario-Quebec title by recording a goal against St-Leonard Corfinium.[9] He also played in the 1988 NSL season with Toronto Italia.[10]

After only one season in Toledo, he moved to the Fort Wayne Flames for the 1987-1988 season[11] and the Indiana Kick for the 1988-1989 season. In the fall of 1989, he signed with the Memphis Rogues.[12] The Rogues folded at the end of the season and Salguero moved to the New York Kick. In the fall of 1992, Salguero played one game for the Buffalo Blizzard in the NPSL.[13]

Managerial career

On December 31, 1990, the Kick named Salguero as the interim head coach.[14] He went 1-4 as a coach, and with the team at the bottom of the standings, he was both fired as coach and waived as a player.[15] In 1990, he returned to National Soccer League to former club Toronto Italia where he served as a player-coach.[16][17]

In February 1997, the Blizzard brought Salguero into its coaching staff. On June 13, 1997, the Blizzard elevated him to head coach.[18] He took the team into the playoffs, but was fired in July 1998.[19]

References
  1. Carlos Salguero obituary
  2. "Murió en Estados Unidos un ex jugador de Boca" on Infobae, 28 Dec 2006
  3. Woolsey, Garth (September 22, 1982). "We're No.1 in local soccer Italia boss says". Toronto Star. p. D12.
  4. Koep, Bob (July 17, 1982). "Italia pulls off big upset by putting boot to Celtic". Toronto Star. D1.
  5. "The Year in American Soccer - 1984". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  6. "31 May 1983, 33 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. Sockers trying to end this season with a bang Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Thursday, August 2, 1984
  8. "The Year in American Soccer - 1987". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  9. "Corfinium bows to Toronto Italia". The Montreal Gazette. October 1, 1987. p. 96.
  10. Koep, Bob (June 23, 1988). "Italia roughs up Cosenza to capture Friendship Cup". Toronto Star. p. C6.
  11. "The Year in American Soccer - 1988". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  12. "Carlos Salguero soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  13. National Professional Soccer League Final Official Statistics -- 1992-1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  14. DEALS USA TODAY - Monday, December 31, 1990
  15. Hot Wave to face ice-cold New York Milwaukee Sentinel - Wednesday, January 23, 1991
  16. "Wheels". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. June 11, 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  17. Caton, Mary (August 13, 1990). "Wheels not fast enough". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  18. Blizzard Hires Salguero as Coach The Buffalo News - Friday, June 13, 1997
  19. Blizzard Dumps Coach Following Dispute The Buffalo News - Thursday, July 2, 1998
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