One of those teams--Oakland Clippers, who were 1967 NPSL champions and were one of the top teams in the 1968 NASL--opted to play an independent schedule against top foreign clubs. The Clippers boosted their offense for 1969 by signing Fernandez, as well as 1968 leading scorer John Kowalik. Renaming themselves "California Clippers," the team only played a handful of games before folding.
Fernandez then moved to the Kansas City Spurs in the middle of the 1969 season. He was once again a first team All Star as well as the NASL MVP. According to one source, Fernandez spent five seasons in the Netherlands at Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem.[1] He did not return to the NASL until 1974 when he signed with the expansion Seattle Sounders. He started the first three games of the season, but a vicious slide tackle by David Kemp broke his leg during the Sounders home debut putting him out for the season. Fernandez played only twelve games in 1975, then began the 1976 season when he was released after two games. He then signed with the expansion Tacoma Tides of the American Soccer League. The Tides went to the ASL playoff semifinals but folded soon after. Fernandez then played HFC Haarlem before returning to the Sounders for the 1981-1982 NASL indoor season.
He lives in Everett Washington where he owns an indoor soccer business.[2]
pepe, fernández, paris, based, argentine, photographer, 1960s, photographer, cirilo, pepe, fernández, uruguay, july, 1943, former, uruguayan, soccer, forward, played, season, national, professional, soccer, league, just, over, four, north, american, soccer, le. For the Paris based Argentine photographer of the 1960s see Pepe Fernandez photographer Cirilo Pepe Fernandez Uruguay 14 July 1943 is a former Uruguayan soccer forward who played one season in the National Professional Soccer League just over four in the North American Soccer League one in the American Soccer League and five in the Netherlands Pepe FernandezPersonal informationFull nameCirilo FernandezDate of birth 1943 07 14 July 14 1943 age 79 Place of birthMontevideo UruguayHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Position s ForwardYouth careerClub Sport EmelecSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1967Los Angeles Toros15 4 1968 San Diego Toros29 30 1969Kansas City Spurs16 6 1969 1971Go Ahead14 3 1972 1974HFC Haarlem43 4 1974 1976Seattle Sounders17 2 1976Tacoma Tides12 7 1977 1978HFC Haarlem8 0 1981 1982Seattle Sounders11 2 Club domestic league appearances and goalsFernandez started his career at Club Sport Emelec In 1967 Fernandez played for the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League In 1968 the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League NASL When that happened the Toros moved to San Diego Fernandez remained with the San Diego Toros in 1968 where he was selected as a first team All Star The Toros folded at the end of the season along with 12 other franchises One of those teams Oakland Clippers who were 1967 NPSL champions and were one of the top teams in the 1968 NASL opted to play an independent schedule against top foreign clubs The Clippers boosted their offense for 1969 by signing Fernandez as well as 1968 leading scorer John Kowalik Renaming themselves California Clippers the team only played a handful of games before folding Fernandez then moved to the Kansas City Spurs in the middle of the 1969 season He was once again a first team All Star as well as the NASL MVP According to one source Fernandez spent five seasons in the Netherlands at Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem 1 He did not return to the NASL until 1974 when he signed with the expansion Seattle Sounders He started the first three games of the season but a vicious slide tackle by David Kemp broke his leg during the Sounders home debut putting him out for the season Fernandez played only twelve games in 1975 then began the 1976 season when he was released after two games He then signed with the expansion Tacoma Tides of the American Soccer League The Tides went to the ASL playoff semifinals but folded soon after Fernandez then played HFC Haarlem before returning to the Sounders for the 1981 1982 NASL indoor season He lives in Everett Washington where he owns an indoor soccer business 2 References Edit Tacoma Tides profile June 2004 Press Release Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Biography portalNASL Statistics Tacoma Tides player profile VI profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pepe Fernandez amp oldid 1132440062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
