Pedro Magallanes Explained

Pedro Magallanes
Fullname:Pedro Remigio Magallanes
Birth Date:14 June 1956
Birth Place:Argentina
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Independiente
Clubs2:Rosario Central
Clubs3:Talleres de Córdoba
Clubs4:Argentinos Juniors
Clubs5:Racing Club
Clubs6:Loma Negra
Years7:1988
Clubs7:Hamilton Steelers
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:1988
Clubs8:Vancouver 86ers (loan)
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:1989–1991
Clubs9:Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Managerclubs1:Tampa Bay Mutiny (assistant)

Pedro Magallanes (born June 14, 1956) is a retired Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played professionally in Argentina and the United States.

Magallanes had an extensive career in Argentina. He played the 1978–1979 season with Independiente and he has also played for Rosario Central and Talleres de Córdoba. He played for Argentinos Juniors during the 1980–1981 season. He also played for Racing Club and Loma Negra. In 1988, he moved north to the USA where he had an unsuccessful trial with the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. However, he joined the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League.[1] In July 1988, the Steelers loaned Magallanes to the Vancouver 86ers. In May 1989, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League signed Magallanes.[2] On June 17, 1989, Jean Harbor struck Magallanes in the face, breaking his cheekbone during a game between the Strikers and the Washington Diplomats.[3] In 1997, Magallanes served briefly as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer and then coached for the soccer club Classic SC.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Magallanes soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  2. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-05-12/news/8901240774_1_strikers-magallanes-rodeo Strikers Sign Forward To Help Spark Offense
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106100123/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1198951.html Harbor Suspended for Season