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Mexican footballer
Olivio Lacerda is a Mexican former
footballer who played as a
forward .
Career
Lacerda played in the
National Soccer League in 1961 with
Montreal Concordia . In his debut season he finished as the league's top goal scorer, and contributed the winning goal in the
1961 Dominion Cup against the
Vancouver Firefighters .
[1]
[2] In 1962, he signed a contract with
Toronto City in the
Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League .
[3] The following season he played with league rivals Montréal Cantalia FC for the ECPSL 1963 season.
[4] The remainder of the season he played in the
American Soccer League with
Philadelphia Ukrainians .
[5]
In the winter of 1963 he played with
Club Deportivo Nacional in the
Mexican Primera División .
[6] In 1965, he signed a contract with another league rival
Primo Hamilton FC , but was later traded to Montreal Italica.
[7] Throughout his tenure with Montreal he assisted in securing the regular season title for Montreal.
[8]
In 1967, he was loaned to the American Soccer League to play with the
Rochester Lancers .
[9] On August 2, 1967 he joined the
Pittsburgh Phantoms in the
National Professional Soccer League .
[10] Shortly after Pittsburgh released him.
[11] In 1969, he returned to the National Soccer League to play with Toronto Hellas.
[12] The following season he signed with league rivals
Hamilton Croatia .
[13]
References
^ "Concordia Team Ties NSL Record". Toronto Daily Star . September 11, 1961. p. 15.
^ "Dominion Cup to Concordia". Calgary Herald . July 29, 1961. p. 67.
^ Waring, Ed (August 10, 1962). "Steelers Trim Eagles To Capture a Berth In ECPSL Playoffs". The Globe and Mail . p. 33.
^ Waring, Ed (September 5, 1963). "Two Pro Soccer Playoffs Finish Up in Stalemates". The Globe and Mail . p. 29.
^
"NASL-Olivio Lacerda" . www.nasljerseys.com . Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
^
"Mexico 1963/64" .
RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-06-26 .
^ "Ukes Win 4-1 Against Hellas In NSL Opener". The Globe and Mail . May 5, 1965. p. 31.
^ Gillespie, Norman (September 7, 1965).
"Italica Ends Year Undefeated at Home" . Newspapers.com . The Montreal Gazette. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
^ Loj, Alex (September 4, 1967).
"Ukrainian Nationals Rally for 3-1 win over Lancers" . Newspapers.com . Democrat and Chronicle. p. 110. Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
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"Phantoms Try New Players" . Newspapers.com . The Pittsburgh Press. August 2, 1967. p. 60. Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
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"Phantoms visit NY Tomorrow" . Newspapers.com . The Pittsburgh Press. August 5, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
^ Waring, Ed (July 3, 1969). "Lacerda nets winner for Hellas". The Globe and Mail . p. 34.
^ Curry, Don (May 11, 1970). "Saints begin with win".
Ottawa Citizen . p. 21.