Louis Nanchoff
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Louis “Louie” Nanchoff...
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...
. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E0DA1439F931A35750C0A967948260&sec=&spon= He spent the next two indoor seasons with the Fever. However, in 1982, the team moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Nanchoff did not make that move. Instead, he signed with the Cleveland Force
Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988)
The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J...
. In the 1983-1984 season, his most productive with the Force, he scored thirty-six goals in forty-two games. On August 16, 1985, Nanchoff signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks
Dallas Sidekicks
The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor...
. In his one season with the Sidekicks, he scored thirty-eight goals in forty-five regular season and playoff games. In July 1986, Dallas sold Nanchoff’s contract to the St. Louis Steamers
St. Louis Steamers (1979–1988)
The original St. Louis Steamers played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 through 1988. Their home fixtures were held at the St. Louis Arena.-Ownership:* Ben Kerner & Partnership * Thomas M...
. He began the season in St. Louis, but finished it 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...
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National and Olympic Teams
Nanchoff earned ten caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national teamUnited States men's national soccer team
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between 1979 and 1980. His first cap came in a February 11, 1979 loss to the Soviet Union. On October 26, 1979, he scored his lone national team goal in a 2-0 victory over Hungary
Hungary national football team
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in Budapest
Budapest
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. His last game came in a November 9, 1980 loss to Mexico
Mexico national football team
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In 1979, Nanchoff was also a critical part of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
to be held in Moscow
Moscow
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. He led the team in scoring, but his, and his team mates, hopes for success at the games were crushed when President Carter
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boycotted the games in protest of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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’s invasion of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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Coaching
Since retiring, Nanchoff has joined his brother George as a coach with the Cleveland-based Internationals Soccer Club where he coaches a boy’s team.In 1996, Summit County inducted Nancoff into its Sports Hall of Fame