Alex Perolli
Albanian football coach
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Alex Perolli (December 7, 1915 – March 19, 1994)[1] was an Albanian football coach best known for coaching the Los Angeles Aztecs to a North American Soccer League championship in 1974.[2][3] The following season, he coached the San Antonio Thunder for 9 games before being fired, having won only one match.[4][5]
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Perolli circa 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Date of death | March 19, 1994 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1954 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955 | Italy U23 | ||
| 1961 | Montreal Cantalia | ||
| 1961 | Montreal Concordia | ||
| 1969 | Toronto Hellas | ||
| 1970 | Rochester Lancers | ||
| 1973 | Vera Cruz | ||
| 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
| 1975 | San Antonio Thunder | ||
| 1980 | Rochester Lancers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1955, Perolli coached the Italy U23.[6] In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season.[7] He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973[8] before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year.[9] On 25 September 1974, Perolli was named head coach of the San Antonio Thunder.[10] He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season.[11] In 1961, he coached Montreal Cantalia in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, and later with Montreal Concordia which played a dual season in the International Soccer League and National Soccer League.[12] In 1969, he was the head coach for Toronto Hellas in the National Soccer League.[13] He had another run in the NSL in 1976 with the Buffalo Blazers.[14]
