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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-09-04)September 4, 1954 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima,Peru | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Laurentian Voyageurs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | Buffalo Blazers | ||
| 1980–1982 | Denver Avalanche(indoor) | 80 | (30) |
| 1982–1983 | Phoenix Inferno(indoor) | 48 | (33) |
| 1983–1984 | Phoenix Pride(indoor) | 47 | (21) |
| 1983 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans(indoor) | 39 | (8) |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Lazers(indoor) | 17 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | New York Express(indoor) | 13 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Memphis Storm(indoor) | 24 | (35) |
| 1987 | North York Rockets | 14 | (0) |
| 1987 | Hamilton Steelers | 4 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Chicago Sting(indoor) | 53 | (22) |
| 1988–1990 | Chicago Power(indoor) | 58 | (21) |
| 1990–1992 | Illinois Thunder(indoor) | 49 | (41) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | CanadaOlympic (amateur) | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Illinois Thunder (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Chicago Storm (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oscar Albuquerque (born September 4, 1954) is a formersoccer player who played as amidfielder. He spent most of his professional career playingindoor soccer with U.S. teams. He is currently the president of Pro Soccer International, an ownership group which holds the rights toAmerican Indoor Soccer League teams inChicago andRockford, Illinois. Born in Peru, he represented Canada at international level.
Albuquerque was born inLima,Peru. He moved from his native Peru toToronto, Ontario, Canada with his family when he was fifteen. At the time, his older brother, Hugo Albuquerque, was playing semi-professionally in Canada[citation needed]. After graduating from high school, Albuquerque attendedLaurentian University where he was a member of the men's soccer team from 1976 to 1979. He was All Canadian in 1977, 1978 and 1979.[1] He is a member of the Laurentian University Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Following graduation from college in 1980, Albuquerque signed with theDenver Avalanche ofMajor Indoor Soccer League (MISL). In the summer of 1980 he played in theNational Soccer League with theBuffalo Blazers.[3] He spent two seasons with the Avalanche, before the team folded in 1982. He then moved to thePhoenix Inferno for the 1982–83 season. In 1983, the team was renamed thePhoenix Pride. Albuquerque spent one more season in Phoenix with the Pride before moving to theLas Vegas Americans for the 1984–85 season. The league expelled the Americans in July 1985. In the summer of 1983 he played in theCanadian Professional Soccer League withHamilton Steelers.[4] In February 1986, theLos Angeles Lazers were hit with numerous injuries. The team signed Albuquerque to a ten-day contract. On February 23d, they signed him for the remainder of the season. That summer, he signed with the expansionNew York Express, a team stocked with players from theNew York Arrows andNew York Cosmos. The Express was unable to match the success of those two teams and folded twenty-six games into the 1986–87 season. Albuquerque moved to theMemphis Storm of theAmerican Indoor Soccer Association for the remainder of the 1986–87 season. In 1987 he played withNorth York Rockets andHamilton Steelers of theCanadian Soccer League.[5] He was back in MISL the next season with theChicago Sting. However, the Sting folded at the end of the season and Albuquerque moved to theChicago Power of the AISA for the next two seasons, 1988–1990. In 1990, the AISA has renamed theNational Professional Soccer League (NPSL). Albuquerque finished his career with theIllinois Thunder of the NPSL with whom he played two seasons, 1990–1992.[6]
In 1979, Albuquerque was called into the Canadian Olympic soccer team at it entered qualification for the1980 Summer Olympics. Canada did not qualify for the tournament.
In his two seasons playing with theIllinois Thunder, Albuquerque also served as an assistant coach. On July 4, 2004, Albuquerque became an assistant coach with the expansion Chicago Storm of theMajor Indoor Soccer League under head coachFrank Klopas.
In 2006, Albuquerque became the president of the expansionRockford Rampage which competes in theProfessional Arena Soccer League.
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