Roberto Taylor (born 28 August 1949) is a retired Guatemalan soccer midfielder who played one season in the American Soccer League and one in the North American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 28, 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tipografía Nacional | |||
| 1967–1969 | Cementos Novella | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | New Haven Chargers | 26 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Connecticut Yankees | (14) | |
| 1976 | Hartford Bicentennials | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editTaylor grew up in Guatemala where he played for Tipografía Nacional and Cementos Novella.
United States
editIn 1971, he entered South Central Community College, but did not play soccer there. In 1973, he transferred to the University of New Haven where he played for Joe Machnik. He played 26 games for New Haven, scoring 25 goals and adding 8 assists.[1] In 1976, he signed with the Connecticut Yankees of the American Soccer League. He finished the season with fourteen goals, putting him fourth in the league in scoring. He also garnered a Rookie of the Year recognition.[2] In 1977, he moved to the Hartford Bicentennials of the first division North American Soccer League. His career was cut short after a 1977 automobile accident left him unable to play.
He was inducted into the New Haven Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.[3]
Retirement
editHe owns the Roberto Taylor Insurance Agency in New Haven. He coached high school soccer at Mark T. Sheehan High School.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "2007 New Haven Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
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