Archie Roboostoff

Infobox Football biography
playername= Archie Roboostoff
fullname = Archie Roboostoff
nickname =


dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = Shanghai
countryofbirth = China
height =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1974-1975
1976
1977-1978
1978
clubs = San Jose Earthquakes
San Diego Sockers
Portland Timbers
Oakland Stompers
caps(goals) = 40 (10)
23 0(4)
21 0(5)
17 0(1)
nationalyears = 1973–1975
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 (0)
pcupdate = 31 May 2006
ntupdate = 22 June 2006

Archie Roboostoff is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

National and Olympic teams

Roboostoff was selected for the U.S. Olympic team in 1971 as it began the qualification process for the 1972 Summer Olympics to be held in Munich. Roboostoff earned his first cap with the U.S. national team as a substitute in an August 10, 1973 loss to Poland. His second cap, and first start, came over a year later in a September 5, 1975 loss to Mexico. He played five more games with the senior team, his last coming on August 25, 1975, a loss to Mexico.

Professional

In 1974, Roboostoff signed with the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. He spent the 1974 and 1975 season in San Jose before being traded to the San Diego Sockers. He lasted only one season in San Diego before moving to the Portland Timbers for the 1977 season. In 1978, he played three games in Portland before being traded to the Oakland Stompers. At the end of the 1978 season, Roboostoff left the NASL.