Victor Nogueira

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Atlanta Chiefs
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Chicago Sting "(NASL)"
Chicago Sting "(MISL)"
Cleveland Force "(indoor)"
San Diego Sockers "(indoor)"
Milwaukee Wave "(indoor)"
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Victor Nogueira (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition as an indoor soccer player. He spent over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, Major Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League and the second Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. futsal team which took second place in the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship.

Outdoor soccer

Early career

Nogueira was born in Mozambique, but was raised in South Africa. In 1974, when he was fifteen, Nogueira signed with Rangers, a South African club based in Johannesburg. While he gained his fame as a goalkeeper, he began his career as a forward. At some point he moved to England where he spent time with Newcastle United.

NASL

In 1979, Nogueira moved to the expansion Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent at least two seasons in Atlanta before moving to the Montreal Manic. No statistics exist for the 1981 season. Nogueira suffered significant injuries at times during his career, so he may have lost that season due to injuries. Nogueira played nineteen games with the Montreal Manic in 1982, then moved to the Chicago Sting for the 1983 and 1984 NASL seasons. Nogueira and the Sting won the 1984 NASL title, the last year the league existed.

Indoor soccer

NASL

In 1979, the NASL held an indoor season. The Chiefs won the won the Eastern Division before falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the playoffs. Nogueira was the second leading goalkeeper.

MISL

The NASL had planned a 1984-1985 indoor season, but cancelled it. When the league subsequently cancelled its 1985 outdoor season and folded, the Chicago Sting jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). In 1986, the Sting traded Nogueira to the Cleveland Force for Chris Vaccaro. ^{[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3862783.html]} The Force folded at the end of the 1987-1988 season and Nogueira moved to the San Diego Sockers.

When he arrived in San Diego, Nogueira joined a championship team who had Zoltan Toth, the top goalkeeper in the league. Nogueira quickly supplanted Toth as the team’s starting goalkeeper as the Sockers won 1988-1989 MISL title. Nogueira was also named the MISL Goalkeeper of the Year. The Sockers repeated as champions every season through 1991-1992 as Nogueira was a three time Goalkeeper of the Year. The league folded at the end of the season and the Sockers moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Nogueira did not make that move, but jumped to the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). Although thirty-two at the time, Nogueira would spend the next eleven years with the Wave.

NPSL

During his eleven seasons in Milwaukee, Nogeuira won another three titles as the Wave won 1997-1998, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 championships. In addition to winning the title in 1998, Nogueira was named the league MVP, playoff MVP, All-Star MVP, and Goalkeeper of the Year and first team All Star.

MISL II

On October 2, 2003, Nogueira signed one year contract with San Diego Sockers which was now competing in a new Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Sockers began the 2004-2005 season, but folded after ten games. On January 5, 2005, the Baltimore Blast selected Nogueira in the third round of the MISL Dispersal Draft following the folding of the Sockers. ^{[http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=iht&page=/soc-npsl/news/CZN3689084.htm]} Nogueira chose to retire instead.

Futsal

Nogueira earned sixteen caps with the U.S. National Futsal team from 1992 to 2000. ^{[http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html]} The team gained its greatest success in 1992 when it took took second place at FIFA Futsal World Championship. Noguira was named both as the top goalkeeper of the tournament and to the first team all tournament team. While the U.S. did not place in the 1996 tournament, Nogueira was selected as an honorable mention All Tournament. ^{[http://www.ussoccer.com/history/awards/index.jsp.html]} In 2000, the U.S. placed third at the CONCACAF Tournament, but only the top two teams qualified for the World Championship. Nogueira retired from the futsal team following the CONCACAF Tournament.

Coaching

Since his retirement from playing, Nogueira has joined the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks soccer club as well as a boys and girls team coach. His daughter Casey currently plays soccer at UNC Chapel Hills and the United States women's national soccer team. He also coaches the Torrey Pines High School Freshman soccer team.

Honors

Championships
* NASL: 1984
* MISL: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
* NPSL: 1998, 2000, 2001

MVP
* MISL: 1991, 1992
* NPSL: 1996, 1998

Goalkeeper of the Year
* MISL: 1989, 1991
* NPSL: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
* MISL II: 2002, 2003

Championship MVP
* MISL: 1989
* NPSL: 1998

All Star Game MVP
* NPSL: 1998

First team All Star
* MISL: 1990, 1991
* NPSL: 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999,
* MISL II: 2002, 2003

FIFA FUTSAL Championship
* First Team All-World: 1992
* Honorable Mention All World: 1996
* Best Goalkeeper: 1992

External links

* [http://www.sockers.com/players/?id=67 San Diego Sockers profile]
* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060809/news_m1sc09victor.html San Diego United-Tribune article on Nogueira.]