George Chapla
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Montclair State University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | ||
| 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Chapla is a retired American soccer defender who played one season each in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League.
Ethnically Ukrainian,[1] Chapla graduated from Union High School in 1968. He attended Montclair State University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971.[2] In 1974, Chapla turned professional with the Rhode Island Oceaneers. He spent the 1975 season with the Hartford Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League. On August 28, 1975, he scored a goal for the U.S. Olympic soccer team in a 4-2 loss to Mexico in a 1976 Summer Olympics qualification game. The U.S. failed to qualify for the tournament.[3] He also played on the 1975 U.S. Pan American Games soccer team.[4]
He coached the Union High School freshmen soccer team in the mid-2000s.
References[edit]
- ^ Encyclopedia of ethnicity and sports in the United States
- ^ Montclair State University soccer records
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details
External links[edit]
- American men's soccer players
- Soccer players from New Jersey
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Rhode Island Oceaneers players
- Connecticut Bicentennials players
- Living people
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States
- Men's association football defenders