Rubén Astigarraga

Rubén Astigarraga (born 3 August 1950) is a retired Argentine soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, second and third American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and National Soccer League of Chicago.

Rubén Astigarraga
Personal information
Full name Rubén Baltazar Astigarraga
Date of birth (1950-08-03) 3 August 1950
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Estudiantes (BA)
1973–1974 Chacarita Juniors
1975 Vélez Sársfield
1975–1977 Zacatepec 37 (4)
1979 Memphis Rogues 16 (0)
1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 6 (2)
1979–1982 Cleveland Force (indoor) 41 (39)
1981–1982 New Jersey Rockets (indoor) 4 (0)
1980–1981 Cleveland Cobras 23 (10)
1982–1983 Phoenix Inferno (indoor) 43 (34)
1983–1984 Phoenix Pride (indoor) 26 (12)
1984–1985 Chicago Vultures (indoor)
1985 Chicago Maroons
1986–1987 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
1989 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 (10)
Teams managed
2009 Webber International University (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

In 1979, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played two full seasons with the Force, then began the 1981–1982 season before moving to the New Jersey Rockets.[1][2][3] While in Cleveland beginning in 1980, he also played the summer outdoor seasons with the Cleveland Cobras of the second American Soccer League.[4] He then played two indoor seasons in Phoenix, one with the Inferno and the second with the Pride. In 1984, Astigarraga signed with the Chicago Vultures of the American Indoor Soccer League. In 1985, he remained in Chicago and spent the summer playing for the Chicago Maroons of the National Soccer League of Chicago.[5] In the fall of 1986, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In January 1987, the Rowdies sold Astigarra's contract to the Memphis Storm.[6] In 1989, he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, now playing in the third American Soccer League.[7] Coach Rodney Marsh released him on 24 May 1989.[8]

Coach

In 2009, he was hired as an assistant coach with the Webber International University women's soccer team.[9]

References
  1. The Cleveland Force 1979–1980 Season
  2. The Cleveland Force 1980–1981 Season
  3. The Cleveland Force 1981–1982 Season
  4. The Year in American Soccer – 1980
  5. OUTDOOR SOCCER LIVES EVEN WITHOUT STING – SEMIPRO LEAGUES FILL THE VOID Chicago Tribune – Sunday, 7 July 1985
  6. Rowdies sell Astigarraga to AISA's Memphis Storm Series: Sports Digest
  7. 1989 Tampa Bay Rowdies
  8. Marsh: Rowdies suffer from lack of competitiveness
  9. Webber Women's Soccer To Try To Build On Succes
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