Jorge Siega
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 3, 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Cotiporã, Brazil | ||
Position(s) |
Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968 | Washington Whips | 31 | (8) |
1969–1970 | German-Hungarians | ||
1971–1976 |
New York Cosmos | 81 | (15) |
International career | |||
1973 |
United States | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Blau-Weiss Gottschee | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jorge Siega (born
caps with the U.S. national team
in 1973.
NASL
Siega joined the
New York Cosmos.[1]
He was a second team All Star in 1971 and 1972 and continued with the Cosmos through the 1976 season.
National team
Siega earned his first
cap on March 17, 1973 in a 4-0 loss to Bermuda. He went on to play a total of eight games with the national team in 1973. His last came in a 3-1 loss to Israel on November 13, 1973.[2]
Post NASL career
After leaving the NASL, Siega continued playing amateur and semi-professional soccer with the German-Hungarian Metros in the New York Cosmopolitan Soccer League. He also coached for Blau-Weiss Gottschee.