John Nusum Explained

John Nusum
Fullname:John B. Nusum
Birth Date:6 July 1954
Birth Place:Paget West, Bermuda
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1974–1977
Youthclubs1:Philadelphia Textile
Years1:1978
Years2:1978–1980
Years3:1980
Years4:1980–1981
Years5:1981–1982
Clubs2:New York Arrows (indoor)
Clubs4:Hartford Hellions (indoor)
Clubs5:New Jersey Rockets (indoor)
Caps1:18
Caps2:54
Caps3:4
Caps4:28
Caps5:10
Goals1:0
Goals2:7
Goals3:0
Goals4:3
Goals5:0
Nationalteam1:Bermuda

John Nusum is a retired Bermudan football defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a 1974 and 1975 first team All American and played an unknown number of games with the Bermuda national football team, as did his brother Sam Nusum.

Youth

Nusum attended Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science where he played on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977.[1] He was a 1974 and 1975 first team All American.[2] [3]

Professional

In 1978, Nusum signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. He played only one season with the Sockers before moving to the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the fall of 1978. The Arrows won the 1978-1979 MISL championship. He was back in the NASL in 1980 with the Rochester Lancers, but saw time in only four games.

National team

Nusum played an unknown number of games for the Bermuda national football team. Later, his son John Barry Nusum also appeared for the national team.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.philaurams.com/Honors/index Philadelphia University All Americans
  2. Web site: 1974 All Americans . 2008-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001210/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1974 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  3. Web site: 1975 All Americans . 2008-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001216/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=SC&yr=1975 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  4. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SoccerAmerica/2001/sa1513ae.pdf Like Father, Like Son