John Nusum is a retired Bermudan

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defender who spent two seasons in the

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and at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a 1974 and 1975 first team All American and played an unknown number of games with the

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, as did his brother

Sam Nusum Sam Nusum (born 3 October 1943) is a retired soccer player from Bermuda who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper. Career Nusum appeared in the North American Soccer League for the Montreal Olympique, the Vancouver ...

Youth

Nusum attended

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. He was a 1974 and 1975 first team All American.

Professional

In 1978, Nusum signed with the

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of the

. He played only one season with the Sockers before moving to the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the fall of 1978. The Arrows won the 1978-1979 MISL championship. He was back in the NASL in 1980 with the Rochester Lancers, but saw time in only four games.

National team

Nusum played an unknown number of games for the

. Later, his son

John Barry Nusum John Barry Nusum (born March 18, 1981 in Mineola, New York) is an Americans, American-born Bermuda, Bermudian retired association football, football player. Career College Nusum grew up in Devonshire, Bermuda, before returning to the United St ...

also appeared for the national team.Like Father, Like Son
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1954 births Living people Bermudian men's footballers Bermudian expatriate men's footballers Bermuda men's international footballers Hartford Hellions players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players New Jersey Rockets (MISL) players New York Arrows players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Jefferson Rams men's soccer players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Paget Parish All-American college men's soccer players Men's association football defenders {{Bermuda-footy-bio-stub