Los Angeles Aztecs

Los Angeles Aztecs was an American football club from Los Angeles, California. The club played 1975-1981 in the North American Soccer League.

History

In 1974, the LA Aztecs were founded. After their first season they could win the Western Division and qualified for the championship round by. Here, the club won the day and were able to win the first and only title in club history. In another seven years was the only reach the semi-finals in 1977 appreciably. Better results not achieved it. In the battle for the Division Championships one was 1979, 1980 and 1981 each second. In the penultimate year of professional football membership, 1980, we had an audience with the average value of 12,057, the largest audience. In Championship 1974 this figure was only 5,098.

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  • Mid-1970s was the musician Elton John part owner of the Aztecs.
  • Luis Fernando scored 1980 in 28 matches 28 matches and placed so that the club record for most goals in a season on.

Coach

  • Alex Perolli (1974)
  • Terry Fisher (1975-1978)
  • England Tommy Smith ( 1978)
  • Peter Short ( 1978)
  • Dutchman Rinus Michels (1979-1980)
  • Claudio Coutinho (1981)

Well-known former players

  • Javier Aguirre Mexikander Onaindia
  • German Gary Allison
  • Northern Ireland George Best
  • Englishman Colin Boulton
  • Scot Charlie Cooke
  • Dutchman Johan Cruyff
  • Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas
  • Austrian György Kottán
  • Americans Hugo Pérez
  • German Wolfgang Suhnholz
  • Dutchman Wim Suurbier
  • German Walter Wagner
Weingart Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Rose Bowl Stadium North American Soccer League (1968–84) Cláudio Coutinho
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