Ernie Buriano
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Ernie Buriano is a retired Argentine-American footballer. He played in the Major Indoor Soccer League
, United Soccer League
, American Soccer League
and National Professional Soccer League
In 1979, he signed with the expansion Buffalo Stallions
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
. He spent five seasons with the Stallions, leaving the team only after it folded. In 1982, he played for the Rochester Flash
. After the Stallions folded, Buriano spent the 1984 outdoor season with the Buffalo Storm
of the United Soccer League
. In October 1984, he signed with the Baltimore Blast. On January 9, 1987, the Blast traded Buriano and Frantz Mathieu
to the Chicago Sting
in exchange for Drago Dumbovic. The Sting released Buriano and ten other players in June 1988. Buriano moved his family back to Argentina that summer where he continued to play and coach. He eventually returned to the United States and became a citizen in the early 1990s. In 1993, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard
of the National Professional Soccer League. He played two seasons in Buffalo. In 1996, Buriano and his wife opened a Jani-King cleaning franchise in Buffalo. In November 2000, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Buriano as an assistant coach.
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...
, 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...
, American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
and National Professional Soccer League
In 1979, he signed with the expansion 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:...
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...
. He spent five seasons with the Stallions, leaving the team only after it folded. In 1982, he played for the Rochester Flash
Rochester Flash
The Rochester Flash was an American soccer club based in Rochester, New York that was a member of the American Soccer League.After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League....
. After the Stallions folded, Buriano spent the 1984 outdoor season with 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...
of 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 October 1984, he signed with the Baltimore Blast. On January 9, 1987, the Blast traded Buriano and Frantz Mathieu
Frantz Mathieu
Frantz Mathieu is a Haitian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.-Professional:Mathieu spent the 1978-79 season in West Germany with FC St...
to the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
in exchange for Drago Dumbovic. The Sting released Buriano and ten other players in June 1988. Buriano moved his family back to Argentina that summer where he continued to play and coach. He eventually returned to the United States and became a citizen in the early 1990s. In 1993, he signed with 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. He played two seasons in Buffalo. In 1996, Buriano and his wife opened a Jani-King cleaning franchise in Buffalo. In November 2000, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Buriano as an assistant coach.