The New Jersey Americans were an American

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club based in

New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city in and the seat of government of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.American Soccer League. The amateur team won the ASL championship in 1977, in its second year of existence. After the 1979 season, the club moved to Miami, Florida and became known as the Miami Americans.

Year-by-year

Coaches

* Rich Melvin: 1976 * Manny Schellscheidt: 1977-1978 * Arthur Stewart: 1979 * Tom O'Dea: 1979 * Eddie Firmani: 1979

Notable players

* Juan Cano (1977–??) * Ringo Cantillo (1977) 22 Apps 7 Goals * Eusébio (1978) * Woody Hartmann (1976) * Kevin Kiernan (1976) 21 Apps 6 Goals * Jose Neto (1977–78) 39 Apps 34 Goals * Telmo Pires (1977) * Steve Reid (1978) 21 Apps 8 Goals *

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(1976–77) 20 Apps 7 Goals *

Skip Roderick Arthur "Skip" Roderick is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and the American Soccer League. He is the head coach of the NCAA Division III Elizabethtown Coll ...

(1976–78) 53 Apps 1 Goal *

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(1978) *

Jerry Sularz Bronisław "Jerry" Sularz (born January 27, 1942 in Wałbrzych, Poland) was a Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keepe ...

(1977–78) * Carlos Velasquez (1977–78)

Honors

ASL Season MVP * 1977 Ringo Cantillo ASL Rookie of the Year * 1976:

ASL Leading Goal Scorer'' * 1977 Jose Neto (17 Goals) ASL Leading Point Scorer * 1977 Jose Neto (36 Points) ASL All-Star Team *1977 Telmo Pires, Ringo Cantillo, Juan Cano, Jose Neto

References

New Jersey Americans (soccer), Defunct soccer clubs in New Jersey American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams 1976 establishments in New Jersey 1979 disestablishments in New Jersey Association football clubs established in 1976 Association football clubs disestablished in 1979 {{NewJersey-footyclub-stub