Archie Roboostoff
{{Short description|Soccer player (1951–2019)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Archie Roboostoff
| fullname = Archie Vincent Roboostoff
| image = Archie Roboostoff.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|10|9}}
| birth_place = Shanghai, China
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|29|1951|10|9}}
| death_place=Granite Bay, California, U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| years2 = 1974–1975
| years3 = 1976
| years4 = 1977–1978
| years5 = 1978
| clubs1 = Concordia A.C.
| clubs2 = San Jose Earthquakes
| clubs3 = San Diego Jaws
| clubs4 = Portland Timbers
| clubs5 = Oakland Stompers
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 40
| caps3 = 23
| caps4 = 21
| caps5 = 17
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 10
| goals3 = 4
| goals4 = 5
| goals5 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 1971–1972
|nationalteam1 = United States Olympic
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1973–1975
| nationalteam2 = United States
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Archie Vincent Roboostoff (October 9, 1951 – July 29, 2019) was an American soccer forward who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Shanghai, China.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?n=archie-roboostoff&pid=193586684& Archie Roboostoff's obituary]
National and Olympic teams
Roboostoff was selected for the U.S. Olympic team in 1971 as it began the qualification process for the 1972 Summer Olympics to be held in Munich. At the time he played for the Concordia Athletic Club in the San Francisco League. He played all three U.S. games in the tournament as the U.S. went 0–2–1.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025071447/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=280055/index.html FIFA Player Profile] Following the Olympics, he was called into the U.S. national team. He earned his first cap when he replaced Emmanuel Georges at halftime of an August 10, 1973, loss to Poland. His second cap, and first start, came over a year later in a September 5, 1975, loss to Mexico. He played five more games with the senior team, his last coming on August 25, 1975, a loss to Mexico when he came on for Joey Fink in the sixty-six minute.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205054634/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html |date=February 5, 2010 }}
Professional
In 1974, Roboostoff signed with the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. He spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons in San Jose before being traded to the San Diego Jaws. He lasted only one season in San Diego before moving to the Portland Timbers for the 1977 season.[http://1977.timbersfanpage.com/ 1977 Timbers Roster] In 1978, he played three games in Portland before being traded to the Oakland Stompers. At the end of the 1978 season, Roboostoff left the NASL.
Daly City Police Athletic League Hall of Fame
In 2013, Archie Roboostoff, along with his brothers Constantin and Alex, were inducted to the Daly City Police Athletic League Sports Hall of Fame.[http://dcpal.org/sports-hall-of-fame Daly City Sports Hall of Fame]
References
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External links
- [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Roboostoff.Archie.htm NASL Stats]
{{United States football squad 1972 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
Category:San Diego Jaws players
Category:Portland Timbers (1975–1982) players
Category:Oakland Stompers players
Category:Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic soccer players for the United States
Category:Footballers from Shanghai
Category:American men's soccer players