Alex Perolli (December 7, 1915 – March 19, 1994) was an Albanian football coach best known for coaching the

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to a North American Soccer League championship in 1974. The following season, he coached the

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for 9 games before being fired, having won only one match. In 1955, Perolli coached the Italy U23. In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season. He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973 before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year. On 25 September 1974, Perolli was name head coach of the

. He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season. In 1961, he coached Montreal Cantalia in the

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, and later with Montreal Concordia which played a dual season in the

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and National Soccer League. In 1969, he was the head coach for Toronto Hellas in the National Soccer League. He had another run in the NSL in 1976 with the Buffalo Blazers.

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1915 births 1994 deaths Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards SK Sturm Graz players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Albanian football managers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States C.D. Veracruz managers Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada Expatriate football managers in Mexico Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian National Soccer League coaches {{Albania-footy-forward-stub