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Kansas City Comets (1979–1991)
The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL; later the Major Soccer League) from 1979–1991, when they folded. They played their home games in Kemper Arena. The team originated as the Detroit Lightning, which joined the MISL as an expansion team in the 1979–1980 season. After a year in Detroit the team relocated to San Francisco, California, becoming the San Francisco Fog. They moved to Kansas City in 1981, where they remained for ten years. In Kansas City the team went to the league playoffs seven times, advancing to the division finals three times. History In 1979 the Major Indoor Soccer League placed an expansion franchise in Detroit, Michigan. The team, then known as the Detroit Lightning, failed to make the playoffs, and at the end of the season were purchased by entrepreneur David Schoenstadt, later the founder of Discovery Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 Major Indoor Soccer League Season
The 1989–90 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the 12th in league history. Final standings Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' All-MISL Teams League awards Most Valuable Player: Tatu, Dallas Scoring Champion: Tatu, Dallas Pass Master: Jan Goossens, Kansas City Defender of the Year: Wes McLeod, Dallas Rookie of the Year: Terry Brown, St Louis Newcomer of the Year: Claudio De Olivieria, St Louis Goalkeeper of the Year: Joe Papaleo, Dallas Coach of the Year: Billy Phillips, Dallas Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Brian Quinn, San Diego Championship Series Unsung Hero: Paul Wright, San Diego External links 1989-90 summary at ''The MISL: A Look Back'' {{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 Major Indoor Soccer League season Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) seasons Major Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Zolgharnain
Kia Zolgharnain (born November 10, 1965) is an Iranian-American soccer coach and former player who is the current head coach and technical director of Akron City FC. As a player, Zolgharnain was a forward who led the American Indoor Soccer Association in scoring during the 1986–1987 season. He coaches youth soccer in Cleveland. During his playing days, he was known by his first name alone. Youth and high school Although born in Iran, Zolgharnain's family fled the country after the 1978 Iranian Revolution. They settled in Scottsdale, Arizona where Zolgharnain attended Coronado High School. He became a U.S. citizen in 1994. Playing Professional In 1983, Kia chose to turn professional coming out of high school. From 1983-2000 he scored 527 goals in 534 professional indoor appearances with the likes of the Phoenix Pride, Canton Invaders, Kansas City Comets, Tacoma Stars, Pittsburgh Stingers, and Cleveland Crunch. He is best known for his success with the Invaders where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Goossens
Jan Goossens (born December 18, 1958) is a former Dutch soccer player and coach. He played for clubs from the Netherlands and Canada, but spend most of his career in the United States of America. Jan Goossens played 612 official matches and scored a total of 474 goals during his career. Career Youth Jan Goossens was born and raised in Velp, Netherlands, where he played his youth soccer at the local soccer team Gelria. At the age of 18 he started playing for the professional soccer team NEC from Nijmegen. NEC Nijmegen On October 16, 1977 Jan Goossens made his debut on the first squad of NEC Nijmegen in a home match against FC Twente. Goossens played 13 matches for NEC. Almost a year after his debut, Jan Goossens played his last match for NEC against FC Den Haag on October 25, 1978. Edmonton Drillers In the beginning of 1979 Jan Goossens transferred from NEC to the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League, where Hans Kraay Sr. was the head coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Petroni
Victor Petroni is a retired Canadian soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. Player In 1980, Petroni signed with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In the summer of 1980 he played in the National Soccer League with the Buffalo Blazers. In 1981, he moved to the Kansas City Comets. He played two seasons with Kansas City before joining the Phoenix Pride. The Pride folded at the end of the season and Petroni had trials with several MISL teams before signing with the Kalamazoo Kangaroos of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He was the 1986 AISA Goalkeeper of the Year with the Kangaroos. In the fall of 1986, he moved to the Louisville Thunder. Coach Since retiring he had become Director of Coaching at the Athletic Flames Football Club in Kentucky. In February 1993, the University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Makowski
Gregory Makowski is a retired U.S. soccer defender. He was a three-time first team collegiate All American and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic soccer team which was prevented from competing in the Moscow Olympics due to President Carter's boycott of the games. He also earned fourteen caps with the U.S. national team. Between 1978 and 1988, he played with multiple teams in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Youth and college Makowski grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he played youth soccer with Scott Gallagher Soccer Club. He attended Rosary High School. After graduating from high school, Makowski attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. His sophomore year, the Cougars went to the NCAA championship game only to fall to San Francisco. While he never won a championship at Southern Illinois, he was selected as a first team All American in 1975, 1976 and 1977. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Schiraldi
Gino Schiraldi (born March 20, 1958) is a Canadian retired soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ... defender who played eleven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the National Professional Soccer League. In 1980, Schiraldi signed with the Chicago Horizon of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he moved to the Kansas City Comets where he remained until the team folded 1991. In October 1991, he signed with the Kansas City Attack of the National Professional Soccer League.''Attack will keep Schiraldi on the run Ex-Comet signs to play and sell tickets for new NPSL franchise'' The Kansas City Star - Saturday, October 5, 1991 He retired in 1991, but returned to the Attack in September 1997 as an assistant coach. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gazonas
Billy Gazonas is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who won the 1977 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player of the year. He played four seasons in the North American Soccer League and several in Major Indoor Soccer League. Player Youth Gazonas played soccer on the boys' team at St. Anthony High School in Trenton, New Jersey, and graduated from the school in 1973. In 1999, he was named by ''The Star-Ledger'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1970s. He entered Hartwick College that fall where he played on the men's soccer team. Hartwick had a dominant team during Gazonas four years at the school. His freshman year, Hartwick lost to Howard in the NCAA post-season tournament semifinals. In 1976, Hartwick made it to the semifinals before losing to Indiana. However, his senior year, Hartwick made it to the championship game where it defeated the University of San Francisco 2–1 to take the NCAA title. Gazones was team captain. That ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Di Pede
Enzo Di Pede (born January 3, 1957) is a retired Italian-born goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Career In 1976, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia for three seasons. Di Pede was a member of the MISL Champion New York Arrows as a backup goalkeeper in 1979–1980. Di Pede won MISL Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 1981 as a member of the Chicago Horizons and later played for the Kansas City Comets. On October 7, 1986, the Minnesota Strikers signed Di Pede, but he spent the season as a backup. International career Di Pede played with the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team, and made his debut on April 1, 1979 against Bermuda. Personal life Born in Italy, he and his family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Di Pede idolized long-time Italian national team goalkeeper Dino Zoff as a young soccer player. Di Pede led a series of youth soccer camps in Kansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–) .
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Major Indoor Soccer League has been the name of three different American professional indoor soccer leagues: *Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992), known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League *Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008), founded by former NPSL teams and later joined by WISL teams *Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014), known as the National Indoor Soccer League in 2008 and adopted the MISL name in 2009. In 2014, several MISL teams joined the Professional Arena Soccer League, which changed its name to the MASL The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri and the county seat of Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County. Independence is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 2020, it had a total population of 123,011. Independence is known as the "Queen City of the Trails" because it was a point of departure for the California Trail, California, Oregon Trail, Oregon, and Santa Fe Trails. It is the hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Truman Presidential Library and Museum, and the gravesites of Truman and First Lady of the United States, First Lady Bess Truman. The city is sacred to the Latter Day Saint movement, as the home of Joseph Smith's 1831 Temple Lot, and the headquarters of several Mormon denominations. History Independence was originally inhabited by Siouan, Missouri and Osage Nation, Osage Native Americans, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Comets
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited what is now Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture, which emerged at least in the ninth century, built cities and mounds before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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