Ernie Buriano (born July 24, 1957) is a retired Argentine-American footballer. He played in the Major Indoor Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 24, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Las Vegas Seagulls | ||
| 1979–1984 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 177 | (86) |
| 1980 | Miami Americans | ||
| 1982 | Rochester Flash | ||
| 1984 | Buffalo Storm | ||
| 1984–1987 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 94 | (28) |
| 1987–1988 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 76 | (13) |
| 1993–1995 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 53 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Buffalo Blizzard (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1979, he signed with the expansion Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent five seasons with the Stallions, leaving the team only after it folded. In 1982, he played for the Rochester Flash.[1] After the Stallions folded, Buriano spent the 1984 outdoor season with the Buffalo Storm of the United Soccer League.[2] In October 1984, he signed with the Baltimore Blast.[3] On January 9, 1987, the Blast traded Buriano and Frantz Mathieu to the Chicago Sting in exchange for Drago Dumbovic.[4] The Sting released Buriano and ten other players in June 1988.[5] Buriano moved his family back to Argentina that summer where he continued to play and coach. He eventually returned to the United States and became a citizen in the early 1990s. In 1993, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League.[6] He played two seasons in Buffalo.[7][8] In 1996, Buriano and his wife opened a Jani-King cleaning franchise in Buffalo.[9] In November 2000, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Buriano as an assistant coach.
References
edit- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1982". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ ROOKIE GOALIE BACKSTOPS SUN TO 4-2 VICTORY Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, June 4, 1984
- ^ MISL begins 48-game indoor survival test Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Wednesday, October 31, 1984
- ^ STING REGAINS MATHIEU IN BLAST SWAP FOR DRAGO Chicago Tribune - Tuesday, January 13, 1987
- ^ ELEVEN PLAYERS RELEASED BY STING Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Thursday, June 2, 1988
- ^ EX-STALLION SHOOTS FOR BLIZZARD BERTH The Buffalo News - Wednesday, September 29, 1993
- ^ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT -- 1993-1994". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1994-1995". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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