Sam Nusum (born 3 October 1943) is a retired

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player from

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Career

Nusum appeared in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

for the

Montreal Olympique The Montreal Olympique were a Canadian soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1971 to 1973. The team was based in Montreal and played its 1971 and 1973 home matches at Autostade and at the Universite de Montre ...

, the

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

and 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 Independe ...

, making a total of 67 appearances. He also played at international level for

Personal life

Nusum is the brother of fellow player John Nusum, and the uncle of current profession

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 ...

References

1943 births Living people Bermudian footballers Bermudian expatriate footballers Bermuda men's international footballers Montreal Olympique players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Men's association football goalkeepers {{Bermuda-footy-bio-stub