Jim Lefkos
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Demetrios "Jim" Lefkos is a retired Cypriot football (soccer)
forward
. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League
and American Soccer League
, where he led the league in scoring in 1969.
where he played on the school's soccer team from 1964 to 1969. Lefkos led the team in scoring for three consecutive seasons during which the Varsity Blues won three OQAA championships. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 1969, Lefkos signed with the Syracuse Scorpions of the American Soccer League
. Lefkos led the league in scoring and was a First Team All Star. IN 1970, he moved to the Rochester Lancers
of the North American Soccer League
. In 1971, he began the season in Rochester before being traded to the Toronto Metros. He finished the season in Toronto, then retired.
. In 1981, Lefkos, in addition to his high school responsibilities, became the head soccer coach of the University of Toronto
men's soccer team. He coached the team to one national championship before retiring in 2002
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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 played professionally 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:...
and 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...
, where he led the league in scoring in 1969.
Player
A native of Cyprus, Lefkos attended the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
where he played on the school's soccer team from 1964 to 1969. Lefkos led the team in scoring for three consecutive seasons during which the Varsity Blues won three OQAA championships. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 1969, Lefkos signed with the Syracuse Scorpions of the 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...
. Lefkos led the league in scoring and was a First Team All Star. IN 1970, he moved to the Rochester Lancers
Rochester Lancers
The Rochester Lancers were a soccer team based in Rochester, New York that played in the American Soccer League from 1967 until 1969 and the North American Soccer League from 1970 to 1980 at Aquinas Stadium...
of 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 1971, he began the season in Rochester before being traded to the Toronto Metros. He finished the season in Toronto, then retired.
Coach
Lefkos then became a physical education and health teacher as well as the boy's soccer coach at Danforth Collegiate and Technical InstituteDanforth Collegiate and Technical Institute
Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute is a secondary school in east Toronto, situated to the east of the city's Greek neighbourhood and between the Greenwood and Donlands subway stations. As the name suggests, it is set up as a technical school, with trades training and special shops for auto...
. In 1981, Lefkos, in addition to his high school responsibilities, became the head soccer coach of the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
men's soccer team. He coached the team to one national championship before retiring in 2002