Roberto Taylor Explained

Roberto Taylor
Birth Date:28 August 1949
Birth Place:Guatemala
Youthyears2:1967 - 1969
Youthclubs2:Cementos Novella
Collegeyears1:1973 - 1974
College1:New Haven Chargers
Collegecaps1:26
Collegegoals1:25
Years1:1975
Years2:1976
Clubs2:Hartford Bicentennials
Caps2:9
Goals1:14
Goals2:1

Roberto Taylor (born 28 August 1949) is a retired Guatemalan soccer midfielder who played one season in the American Soccer League and one in the North American Soccer League.

Club career

Taylor grew up in Guatemala where he played for TipografĂ­a Nacional and Cementos Novella.

United States

In 1971, he entered South Central Community College, but did not play soccer there. In 1973, he transferred to the University of New Haven where he played for Joe Machnik. He played 26 games for New Haven, scoring 25 goals and adding 8 assists.[1] In 1976, he signed with the Connecticut Yankees of the American Soccer League. He finished the season with fourteen goals, putting him fourth in the league in scoring. He also garnered a Rookie of the Year recognition.[2] In 1977, he moved to the Hartford Bicentennials of the first division North American Soccer League. His career was cut short after a 1977 automobile accident left him unable to play.

He was inducted into the New Haven Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.[3]

Retirement

He owns the Roberto Taylor Insurance Agency in New Haven. He coached high school soccer at Mark T. Sheehan High School.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 New Haven Media Guide . 2008-12-22 .
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1975 . 2008-12-22 . 2009-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113055/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html . dead .
  3. http://www.ctsoccer.org/HOF_2008_v01.html 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame