Former Miami Gatos head coach Sal DeRosa died on Tuesday at the age of 82. He was the first coach for the new North American Soccer League(NASL) squad when they moved from Washington D.C. in 1972. It was the first professional soccer team to be located in South Florida.
He had a record of 3-8-3 in his one-year stint with the team which finished last in the Southern Division. The club would be renamed the Miami Toros from 1973 to 1976 and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers from 1977 until 1983.
DeRosa won a NASL Championship and the NASL Coach of the Year Award in his first season as the head coach of the Rochester Lancers in 1970. It would be the only title for that franchise. He coached the Lancers in 1970, 1971 and 1973 with a regular season record of 26-23-18. He was moved up to assistant general manager from 1974 to 1975 and was promoted to the general manager post in 1976.
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