Orest “Orri” Banach ( ua, Орест (Оррі) Банах) is a retired German-American soccer

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descent who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned four

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with the U.S. national team.

Youth

While born in Germany, Banach grew up in the United States. He graduated from

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in 1965.

Club

Banach played for the

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of the National Soccer League of Chicago. In 1966, he moved to Toronto Roma of the

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. In 1967, he played in the American Soccer League with the Rochester Lancers. After he return to the Ukrainian Lions. He then played six seasons in the North American Soccer League, in 1968 for the

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, in 1969 for the

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, in 1971 for the St. Louis Stars, and in 1972 for the Ukrainian Lions.

National team

He also earned four

, all World Cup qualifiers, with the U.S. national team between 1969 and 1972. His first cap was a 2-0 loss to Haiti on April 20, 1969. His second cap was another loss to Haiti on May 11, 1969. He did not play again for the national team until a 3-2 loss to

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on August 20, 1972. In that game, he came out in 46th minute for

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. His last cap came nine days later, a 2-2 tie with Canada. He again came out of the game for Winter, this time in the 34th minute.USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979
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References

External links

Ukrainian Football Diaspora @ Sport.ua
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banach, Orest 1948 births Living people People from Neu-Ulm Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Baltimore Bays players Boston Beacons players Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players National Soccer League (Chicago) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players St. Louis Stars (soccer) players Toronto Roma players Ukrainian Lions players United States men's international soccer players American people of Ukrainian descent German people of Ukrainian descent Soccer players from Illinois East Leyden High School alumni Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Bavaria Expatriate soccer players in Canada American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players