Carlos Salguero
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Carlos Salguero was an Argentine
professional soccer forward
. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2007. He spent one season in the North American Soccer League
, one in the United Soccer League
and nearly ten in various indoor leagues. He coached the Buffalo Blizzard
of the National Professional Soccer League for one season.
Salguero began his professional career with Boca Juniors
In 1981, he moved north to play for the Calgary Boomers
in the North American Soccer League
. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Kansas City Comets
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
. The Comets traded him to the Buffalo Stallions
in exchange for Yilmaz Orhan
and Zoran Savic
. He quickly proved his worth as he became the team's all time leading scorer over just two and a half seasons. The Stallions left the league following the 1983-1984 season. That summer Salguero played for the Buffalo Storm
in the United Soccer League
. In August 1984, he signed with the Kansas City Comets
. In the fall of 1986, Salguero jumped leagues when he signed with the Toledo Pride
of the American Indoor Soccer Association. After only one season in Toledo, he moved to the Fort Wayne Flames
for the 1987-1988 season and the Indiana Kick for the 1988-1989 season. In the fall of 1989, he signed with the Memphis Rogues
. The Rogues folded at the end of the season and Salguero moved to the New York Kick
. On December 31, 1990, the Kick named Salguero as the interim head coach. He went 1-4 as a coach, and with the team at the bottom of the standings, he was both fired as coach and waived as a player. In the fall of 1992, he played one game for the Buffalo Blizzard
in the NPSL. In February 1997, the Blizzard brought Salguero into its coaching staff. On June 13, 1997, the Blizzard elevated him to head coach. He took the team into the playoffs, but was fired in July 1998.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional soccer forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2007. He spent one season in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, one in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
and nearly ten in various indoor leagues. He coached the Buffalo Blizzard
Buffalo Blizzard
The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the now defunct NPSL from 1992 to 2001. From 1992-1996, the team played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, and they moved to HSBC Arena in 1996 where they played until 2001.The team was originally...
of the National Professional Soccer League for one season.
Salguero began his professional career with Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
In 1981, he moved north to play for the Calgary Boomers
Calgary Boomers
The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team, that competed in the North American Soccer League during the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.-1981 Roster:*No...
in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Kansas City Comets
Kansas City Comets
The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. The Comets traded him to the Buffalo Stallions
Buffalo Stallions
The Buffalo Stallions were a soccer team based out of Buffalo, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 to 1984. Their home arena was Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.-History:...
in exchange for Yilmaz Orhan
Yilmaz Orhan
Yilmaz Orhan is a former football forward who played professionally in the United States and England.Spotted by Terry Matthews while playing for Aveley, Orhan made his First Division debut for West Ham United in January 1976...
and Zoran Savic
Zoran Savic
Zoran Savić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. The 208 cm forward played in various European nations.-Career:...
. He quickly proved his worth as he became the team's all time leading scorer over just two and a half seasons. The Stallions left the league following the 1983-1984 season. That summer Salguero played for the Buffalo Storm
Buffalo Storm
Buffalo Storm were an American professional soccer team. They played for one season in the USL-1984 Roster: Dennis Mepham Randy Pikuzinski Rudy Pikuzinski Carlos Salguero Däniel Johansson...
in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. In August 1984, he signed with the Kansas City Comets
Kansas City Comets
The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded...
. In the fall of 1986, Salguero jumped leagues when he signed with the Toledo Pride
Toledo Pride
The Toledo Pride were an American indoor soccer team. They played only one season in the American Indoor Soccer Association.-Ownership: Edward Cochran Robert Ransom John Glase Frank DeJulius Joshua Gotlieb...
of the American Indoor Soccer Association. After only one season in Toledo, he moved to the Fort Wayne Flames
Fort Wayne Flames
The Fort Wayne Flames were an indoor soccer club based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association, playing home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum from 1986-1989....
for the 1987-1988 season and the Indiana Kick for the 1988-1989 season. In the fall of 1989, he signed with the Memphis Rogues
Memphis Storm
The Memphis Storm was an American soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee which existed from 1986 to 1994 under several names in both the American Indoor Soccer Association and the USISL.-American Indoor Soccer Association:...
. The Rogues folded at the end of the season and Salguero moved to the New York Kick
New York Kick
The New York Kick was a professional indoor soccer team based in Albany, New York playing at the Knickerbocker Arena and competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association....
. On December 31, 1990, the Kick named Salguero as the interim head coach. He went 1-4 as a coach, and with the team at the bottom of the standings, he was both fired as coach and waived as a player. In the fall of 1992, he played one game for the Buffalo Blizzard
Buffalo Blizzard
The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the now defunct NPSL from 1992 to 2001. From 1992-1996, the team played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, and they moved to HSBC Arena in 1996 where they played until 2001.The team was originally...
in the NPSL. In February 1997, the Blizzard brought Salguero into its coaching staff. On June 13, 1997, the Blizzard elevated him to head coach. He took the team into the playoffs, but was fired in July 1998.