Horst Fleps (born April 3, 1961) is a German-American retired soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and

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. In 1980 Fleps signed with the Chicago Horizons of the Major Indoor Soccer League, playing one season with the team. On July 14, 1982, he moved to the

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of the American Soccer League. He had signed with the Slickers in February, but his West German citizenship prevented him from joining the team because it had its limit of foreign players. He gained his citizenship on July 13, 1982 and joined the Slickers the next day.Fleps, New U.S. Citizen, Placed On Slicker Roster
/ref> Both the Slickers and the league collapsed after the 1983 season. On June 14, 1984, Fleps signed with the

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of the

for the 1984 outdoor season. That fall he moved back indoors with the

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of the

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. He then bounced to a new team each season until 1987.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleps, Horst Living people 1961 births Footballers from Wuppertal American men's soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Canton Invaders players Chicago Horizons players Chicago Shoccers players Fort Wayne Flames players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Oklahoma City Slickers (ASL) players Rochester Flash players United Soccer League (1984–85) players Men's association football forwards Milwaukee Wave players German men's footballers West German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States West German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States German emigrants to the United States West German men's footballers Naturalised association football players