Nomads Soccer Club (formerly San Diego Nomads) is an American
soccer
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club based in
San Diego,
California. From 1986 to 1990, the club fielded a professional senior team, but has since operated as an amateur and youth club.
History
The Nomads were founded in 1976. They added a senior team, the
Western Soccer Alliance, in 1986. The club became not-for-profit in 1987. In 1989, the WSA changed its name to the Western Soccer League and in 1990, the team joined the
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. In 1990, the WSL merged with the
American Soccer League. After winning the WSL championship in 1989, they lost to the
Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the ASL in the
1989 National Pro Soccer Championship
1989 National Pro Soccer Championship was the championship final for professional soccer in the U.S. in 1989. The match was contested on September 9, 1989. The WSL Champion, San Diego Nomads took on the ASL Champion, Fort Lauderdale Strikers in ...
. After the 1990 season, the Nomads relinquished its senior team due to the financial demands of the American soccer league. The club continued as an amateur club, which still exists, in
San Diego County.
Year-by-year
Coach
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Derek Armstrong: 1986–1990
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Brian McManus (assistant): 1986–1990
Notable players
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Paul Caligiuri (1986)
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Rob Ryerson (1986)
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Brian McManus (1986, 1989)
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Jeff Duback (1986)
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Anton Nistl (1987–1990)
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Marcelo Balboa (1987–1989)
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Paul Dougherty (1988)
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Cle Kooiman (1990)
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Steve Boardman 1986-1990
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Eric Wynalda
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1988–1990
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Frankie Hejduk (1989-1991)
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Jovan Kirovski (1991)
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Joe Corona (2006-2008)
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Earl Edwards Jr.
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College and amateur
Edwards spent his entire college career at UCLA, including a red-shirted year in 2010. He ...
(2009-2010)
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Christopher Jaime (until 2019)
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Eric Avila
Eric Humberto Avila (born November 24, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who has played as a midfielder and defender.
Early life and education
Avila who is of Mexican descent, was born on November 24, 1987, in San Diego, Californ ...
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Joe Gallardo
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Chuy Sanchez
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Career College and youth
Sanchez played four years college soccer at Cal State Bakersfield between 2009 and 2012.
Sanchez signed ...
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Gabriel Farfán
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Luca de la Torre (2011–2012)
References
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Western Soccer Alliance teams
Soccer clubs in California
American Professional Soccer League teams
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