Victor Nogueira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Nogueira | ||
| Date of birth | July 17, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Mozambique | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rangers | |||
| Newcastle United | 0 | (0) | |
| 1979–1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | 21 | (0) |
| 1982 | Montreal Manic | 19 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Chicago Sting (NASL) | 39 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Chicago Sting (MISL) | 82 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 20 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 144 | (0) |
| 1992–2003 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 371 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 33 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Victor Nogueira (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, 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 at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship, and he is the father of FC Kansas City and United States forward Casey Loyd. He was elected to the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.
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. He spent time with Newcastle United in England prior to coming to the US.
In 1979, Nogueira moved to the 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.
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