Sam Nusum
Encyclopedia
Sam Nusum is a retired soccer player from Bermuda
who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
for the Montreal Olympique
, the Vancouver Whitecaps
and the New York Cosmos
, making a total of 67 appearances.
He also played at international level for Bermuda
.
, and the uncle of current profession John Barry Nusum
.
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
Career
Nusum appeared in the North American Soccer LeagueNorth 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:...
for the Montreal Olympique
Montreal Olympique
Montreal Olympique were a soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. They played from 1971 to 1973. Their home field was Autostade.-Year-by-year:...
, the Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)
The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home...
and the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
, making a total of 67 appearances.
He also played at international level for Bermuda
Bermuda national football team
The Bermuda national football team is the national team of Bermuda and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF, it is not among its strongest teams....
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Personal life
Nusum is the brother of fellow player John NusumJohn Nusum
John Nusum is a retired Bermudan football defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
, and the uncle of current profession John Barry Nusum
John Barry Nusum
John Barry Nusum is an American-born Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.-College:...
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