Desmond Backos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Desmond Patrick Backos | ||
Date of birth | (1950-11-13) 13 November 1950 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1967 | Johannesburg Rangers | ||
1968–1973 | Highlands Park | ||
1974 | Johannesburg Rangers | ||
1975–1976 | Hellenic | ||
1977 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 20 | (3) |
1977–1978 | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
1978–1981 | Highlands Park | ||
1982–1986 | Johannesburg Rangers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Desmond Patrick Backos (born 13 November 1950) is a South African former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Backos was born in Johannesburg and played football with local sides Johannesburg Rangers, Highlands Park a second spell at Johannesburg Rangers and Hellenic.[1] At Hellenic he worked under former England international George Eastham who working as a coach but in 1977 Eastham returned to England and Backos moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Aztecs.[1] But Backos was brought over to England by Eastham in November 1977 who was now manager at Stoke City.[1] However Backos had an awful time at Stoke managing to make just two appearances and soon returned to South Africa in January 1978.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Los Angeles Aztecs | 1977[2] | North American Soccer League | 20 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
Stoke City | 1977–78[1] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Total | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Des Backos". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 13 August 2020.