Carlos Salguero

Who was Carlos Salguero?

Carlos Salguero was an Argentine professional soccer forward. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2007. He spent one season in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and nearly ten in various indoor leagues. He coached the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League for one season.

Salguero began his professional career with Boca Juniors In 1981, he moved north to play for the Calgary Boomers in the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Comets traded him to the Buffalo Stallions in exchange for Yilmaz Orhan and Zoran Savic. He quickly proved his worth as he became the team's all time leading scorer over just two and a half seasons. The Stallions left the league following the 1983-1984 season. That summer Salguero played for the Buffalo Storm in the United Soccer League. In August 1984, he signed with the Kansas City Comets. In the fall of 1986, Salguero jumped leagues when he signed with the Toledo Pride of the American Indoor Soccer Association. After only one season in Toledo, he moved to the Fort Wayne Flames for the 1987-1988 season and the Indiana Kick for the 1988-1989 season. In the fall of 1989, he signed with the Memphis Rogues. The Rogues folded at the end of the season and Salguero moved to the New York Kick. On December 31, 1990, the Kick named Salguero as the interim head coach. He went 1-4 as a coach, and with the team at the bottom of the standings, he was both fired as coach and waived as a player. In the fall of 1992, he played one game for the Buffalo Blizzard in the NPSL. In February 1997, the Blizzard brought Salguero into its coaching staff. On June 13, 1997, the Blizzard elevated him to head coach. He took the team into the playoffs, but was fired in July 1998.