Bayardo Abaunza is a retired Nicaraguan-American soccer player who spent his career with amateur teams in the Los Angeles area and earned three

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with the U.S. national team between 1965 and 1969.

Club career

Abaunza, the older brother of Manuel Abaunza, moved to

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in the late 1950s. On May 6, 1960, he scored a goal for the Los Angeles All Stars in an 8-1 defeat at the hands of visiting Munich 1860. In 1964, he played for the Los Angeles Kickers-Victoria when they won the 1964 National Challenge Cup. In 1965, he moved to Orange County F.C. of the Continental League. In 1966, Orange County lost in the final of the 1966 National Challenge Cup. He played for Orange County through at least 1967.

National team

Abaunza earned three

with the U.S. national team between 1965 and 1969. His first game with the national team came in a March 17, 1965, World Cup qualification win over Honduras. He played the second game with Honduras, a 1–1 tie four days later. Abaunza did not play again until April 20, 1969. On that day, the U.S. lost 2-0 to Haiti.Men's National Team: 1960-79

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Soccer players from Los Angeles Los Angeles Kickers players Nicaraguan men's footballers Nicaraguan emigrants to the United States United States men's international soccer players Men's association football defenders American men's soccer players {{Nicaragua-footy-bio-stub