Luis Alberto (born October 6, 1943) is an Argentinian former

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player. In 1978, Alberto signed with the

New York Arrows The New York Arrows were an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992), Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1978 to 1984. They were the MISL's first dynasty, winning the first four championships. H ...

of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He won three MISL championships with the Arrows. In 1979, he played on loan to the Rochester Lancers of the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

. On February 10, 1982, the Arrows sold Alberto's contract to the Cleveland Force. On May 19, 1983, the force traded him to the Pittsburgh Spirit in exchange for Krys Sobieski. On January 4, 1985, he signed with the

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to * New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) * New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Indepen ...

, now playing in the MISL. The Cosmos withdrew from the league in February 1985 and released Alberto. In March, he signed with the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

and finished the season there.Wichita Picks Up 2 Cosmos Players
/ref> In 1986, Alberto returned to New York to join the expansion

New York Express The New York Express was a soccer team based out of Uniondale, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only part of the 1986–87 MISL season before folding just after the league's midseason All-Star Break. Their home ...

which collapsed two-thirds of the way through the season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alberto, Luis 1943 births Living people Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players New York Arrows players New York Cosmos (MISL) players New York Express players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Pittsburgh Spirit players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards Footballers from Santiago del Estero 20th-century Argentine sportsmen