Igor Bachner

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Igor Bachner
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-09-16) 16 September 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1972 Škoda Plzeň
1973 Montreal Olympique 19 (5)
1974–1975 Boston Minutemen 14 (0)
1975–1977 Montreal Castors
1977 Ottawa Tigers
1978–1979 San Diego Sockers 28 (0)
1979 Rochester Lancers 2 (0)
1979–1980 Hartford Hellions (indoor) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Bachner (born 16 September 1946) is a Canadian retired soccer player.

Career[edit]

Bachner began his career with TJ Škoda Plzeň, and would appear in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup as Škoda lost to FC Bayern Munich.[1]

He played in the NASL between 1973 and 1979 for the Montreal Olympique, Boston Minutemen, San Diego Sockers and Rochester Lancers. In 1975, he played in the National Soccer League with Montreal Castors.for three seasons.[2][3][4] In late 1977, Bachner along with six Montreal players were traded to the Ottawa Tigers in order to assist in their playoff match against Toronto Croatia to gain promotion to the NSL First Division.[5] The transaction provided Montreal the bargaining rights to Mick Jones.[6]

He spent one season with the Hartford Hellions of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hochman, Pavel. "Bayern Mnichov a Škoda Plzeň byly rozdílné světy!" (in Czech). Česká tisková sportovní agentura. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ Onorato, Andre (8 September 1975). "Castors grab share of lead in soccer win". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Castors visit Saints tonight". Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Citizen. 23 June 1976. p. 38. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Anthonys host pro". Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Journal. 19 July 1977. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Tigers complete six-man soccer trade". Ottawa Journal. 8 October 1977. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Ottawa sport - Soccer". Ottawa Citizen. 8 October 1977. p. 17.
  7. ^ "NASL-Igor Bachner". www.nasljerseys.com.