Rubén Astigarraga Explained

Rubén Astigarraga
Fullname:Rubén Baltazar Astigarraga
Birth Date:3 August 1950
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Forward
Years1:1971
Years2:1973–1974
Years3:1975
Years4:1975–1977
Caps4:37
Goals4:4
Years5:1979
Caps5:16
Goals5:0
Years6:1979
Caps6:6
Goals6:2
Years7:1979–1982
Clubs7:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Caps7:41
Goals7:39
Years8:1981–1982
Clubs8:New Jersey Rockets (indoor)
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:1980–1981
Caps9:23
Goals9:10
Years10:1982–1983
Clubs10:Phoenix Inferno (indoor)
Caps10:43
Goals10:34
Years11:1983–1984
Clubs11:Phoenix Pride (indoor)
Caps11:26
Goals11:12
Years12:1984–1985
Clubs12:Chicago Vultures (indoor)
Years13:1985
Clubs13:Chicago Maroons
Years14:1986–1987
Clubs14:Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
Years15:1989
Caps15:12
Goals15:10
Manageryears1:2009
Managerclubs1:Webber International University (assistant)

Rubén Astigarraga (born 3 August 1950) is a retired Argentine soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, second and third American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and National Soccer League of Chicago.

Player

In 1979, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two full seasons with the Force, then began the 1981–1982 season before moving to the New Jersey Rockets.[1] [2] [3] While in Cleveland beginning in 1980, he also played the summer outdoor seasons with the Cleveland Cobras of the second American Soccer League.[4] He then played two indoor seasons in Phoenix, one with the Inferno and the second with the Pride. In 1984, Astigarraga signed with the Chicago Vultures of the American Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, he remained in Chicago and spent the summer playing for the Chicago Maroons of the National Soccer League of Chicago.[5] In the fall of 1986, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In January 1987, the Rowdies sold Astigarra's contract to the Memphis Storm.[6] In 1989, he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, now playing in the third American Soccer League.[7] Coach Rodney Marsh released him on 24 May 1989.[8]

Coach

In 2009, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Webber International University women's soccer team.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geocities.com/hx823/7980/index.html The Cleveland Force 1979–1980 Season
  2. https://archive.today/20240524160026/https://www.webcitation.org/5knvTE8qA?url=http://www.geocities.com/hx823/8081/index.html The Cleveland Force 1980–1981 Season
  3. http://www.geocities.com/hx823/8182/index.html The Cleveland Force 1981–1982 Season
  4. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html The Year in American Soccer – 1980
  5. OUTDOOR SOCCER LIVES EVEN WITHOUT STING – SEMIPRO LEAGUES FILL THE VOIDChicago Tribune – Sunday, 7 July 1985
  6. https://archive.today/20130131145444/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/49925336.html?FMT=FT&dids=49925336:49925336&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+27,+1987&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Rowdies+sell+Astigarraga+to+AISA's+Memphis+Storm+Series:+Sports+Digest Rowdies sell Astigarraga to AISA's Memphis Storm Series: Sports Digest
  7. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statsasl89.htm#TB 1989 Tampa Bay Rowdies
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19890524&id=4tENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MHcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6895,5374147 Marsh: Rowdies suffer from lack of competitiveness
  9. http://collegesports.theledger.com/default.asp?item=2414647 Webber Women's Soccer To Try To Build On Success