Boris Bandov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 23, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth |
FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972 | Silver Creek Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 37 | (8) |
| 1976–1977 |
Seattle Sounders | 11 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 |
New York Cosmos | 29 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 |
New York Cosmos (indoor) | ||
| 1983 |
Team America | 21 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 |
Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 34 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | Fort Lauderdale Sun | ||
| 1985–1986 | New York Croatia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1983 |
United States | 33 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988– | Manhattan College (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boris Bandov (born November 23, 1953) is a Bosnian-American former professional
U.S. national team
between 1976 and 1983.
Youth
Bandov was born in
San Jose State, playing on the school's football team as a kicker. His longest was a 52-yard field goal in a game against Cal.[2]
Professional
Bandov began his professional U.S. soccer career with the
American Soccer League. In April 1983, Team America announced it had signed Bandov from the Cosmos on a game-by-game basis.[3] He played 21 games with the team during its single season in existence. When Team America finished the 1983 season with a 10–20 record, the worst in the NASL, USSF withdrew the team from the league. Bandov returned to the Cosmos, but was released on November 16, 1983, when Bandov refused to agree to a 20% pay cut.[4] In 1984, Bandov moved to the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League.[5] He continued to play for the Suns in 1985.[6] He retired in 1986 and lives in Dobbs Ferry with his wife, a former Miss Oregon
. He coaches for the FC Westchester U-17 boys and at various soccer camps and clinics.
National team
When Bandov became a U.S. citizen, he was almost immediately called into the
national team for its first game of the year, a September 24 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying game with Canada. Bandov began his national team career with a bang, scoring the tying goal. He went on to start every national team game in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979.[7] In 1980, his appearances began to taper off, but he still played the only U.S. games in 1982 and 1983. The 1983 game, a 2–0 win over Haiti was his last with the team.[8] Despite playing a total of 33 games with the team, he scored only once again after his first game, in a meaningless 3–1 win over Bermuda
in October 1979.
Coach
In 1988, he was hired as an assistant soccer coach with Manhattan College.[9]
Honors
- Soccer Bowl '80
- Soccer Bowl '82
- Soccer Bowl '78 (runner up)
- Soccer Bowl '81 (runner up)
- USL: 1984
- USL Cup: 1985
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League: 1986
References
- ^ HISTORICAL RECORD OF CCS BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Archived July 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seattle Sounders: Boris Bandov
- ^ SPORTS PEOPLE; Team America Adds 2
- ^ 3 Cosmos in Pacts, 4 Cut
- ^ BANDOV SPARKS SUN, 2-0 Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, July 15, 1984
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1985". Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989 Archived September 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SPORTS IN SHORT The Record (New Jersey) - Wednesday, August 31, 1988
External links
- FC Westchester at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2007)
- NASL/MISL stats
- Boris Bandov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tampa Bay Rowdies: Boris Bandov
- FIFA:Boris Bandov at the Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2012)