George Lesyw

George Lesyw
Юрій Лесів
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-01-01)January 1, 1957
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death March 5, 2005(2005-03-05) (aged 48)
Place of death Pennsylvania, United States
Position Forward
Youth career
1975–1978 Temple Owls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 53 (16)
Managerial career
1982–2005 Philadelphia Ukrainians
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Lesyw[a] (July 5, 1957 – March 5, 2005) was an American soccer forward who played three seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Early life

Lesyw was born in 1957 in Philadelphia to a Ukrainian father and a Lebanese mother.[1] He graduated from Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia. He then attended Temple University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. His twenty-six career goals puts him sixth on the Temple Owls career goals list.[2] He was a 1978 First Team All American soccer player.[3] In 1978, Lesyw played for the U.S. team at the World University Games. In 1979, he signed with the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League and played three seasons with the Fever.

In 1982, he became the head coach of the Philadelphia Ukrainians.[4]

He died on March 5, 2005.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Юрій Лесів, romanized: Yurii Lesiv

References

  1. ↑ Dougherty, Larry (September 18, 2018). "Men's Soccer Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Near Perfection". Temple University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Temple Owls soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "1978 All Americans". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "The Ukrainian Weekly, January 30, 1983". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home: George Lesyw". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
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