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| name = Sal DeRosa

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| fullname = Salvatore DeRosa

| birth_date = {{Birth = date|1931?|8|10}}

| birth_place = [[Pignataro Maggiore]], [[Italy]]

| manageryears1 currentclub = ?

| managerclubs1 = Italian Army team

| manageryears2 = 1968-691968–69

| managerclubs2 = [[Syracuse Scorpions]] (ASL)

| manageryears3 = 1970-711970–71

| managerclubs3 = [[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]] (NASL)

| manageryears4 = 1972

| managerclubs4 = [[Miami Gatos]] (NASL)

| manageryears5 = 1973

| managerclubs5 = [[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]] (NASL)

| manageryears6 = 1979-801979–80

| managerclubs6 = [[Buffalo Stallions]] (MISL)

'''Salvatore "Sal" DeRosa''' (August 10, 1931- – March 2, 2014) was a [[naturalized]] American soccer coach best known for winning the [[1970 North American Soccer League season|1970]] [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] Championship with [[Rochester Lancers (1967–80)|Rochester Lancers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NASL team wasn't flashy, but was a lot of fun|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/12/05/Lewis_column_cnnsi/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718170441/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/12/05/Lewis_column_cnnsi/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=1 August 2010|date=5 December 2000}}</ref>

DeRosa competed professionally in [[Naples]], [[Italy]] until a knee injury ended his playing days. Before settling in the United States in 1967, he had previously coached the Italian Army team and also served as an assistant for Italy's Olympic squad.<ref>httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19711216&id=07slAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R_MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4257,2148965 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Once in America, he served as coach, general manager and owner of the [[Syracuse Scorpions]] of the [[American Soccer League (1933-19831933–1983)|American Soccer League]]. In 1969, he guided the Scorpions to a tie at the top of the Northern Division and won a one match playoff for the division crown over Rochester, before losing to the [[Washington Darts]] in the ASL finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rochesterlancers.com/news.php?id=26 |title=Rochester Lancers News &#124; ROCHESTER LANCERS WALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2011 |accessdate=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224233149/http://www.rochesterlancers.com/news.php?id=26 |archivedate=24 February 2014}}</ref>

He took over as coach the Lancers (who had since moved to the NASL) midway through the 1970 season, bringing five of the Scorpions’ top players along with him, including midfielder [[Frank Odoi (footballer)|Frank Odoi]] and goalie [[Claude Campos]]. Over the final thirteen games of the season, he guided the Lancers to a mark of 6-4-3 and into the [[NASL Final 1970|NASL title series]], defeating those same Washington Darts (who had also jumped leagues) by a 2 two-match aggregate of 44–3. He also won the 1970 NASL Coach of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/x2teee3hefe51t667thdnfocy/former-3nasl-championship-coach-sal-derosa-passes-away#.UxocZoWAfbg | title=Oops! Sorry, Something Went Wrong &#124; Nasl }}</ref> In [[1971 North American Soccer League season|1971]] the Lancers won the NASL regular season title under him, but lost in a grueling semi-final series<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/2011/09/back-in-the-day-the-nasls-longest-game.html | title=Back in the Day: The NASL's Longest Game }}</ref> to eventual champion [[Dallas Tornado|Dallas]]. That year the Lancers also were awarded the NASL Governor's Cup, given to the squad with best record against foreign teams. This was in large part due to their 4th -place finish in the [[1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]], where they finished 4-1-2 (and +4 on goal dif) in all matches.

DeRosa went on to coach the [[Miami Toros|Miami Gatos]] (formerly the Washington Darts) in 1972, before returning to Rochester to coach the Lancers for one more season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NASL Coaches Registry |url=http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm |publisher=SoccerHall.org |accessdate=1 August 2010}}{{ |url-status=dead link|datearchiveurl=Januaryhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100711153431/http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm |archivedate=11 July 2010 2013}}</ref> Several years later, Sal also served as vice-president and general manager of the [[Buffalo Stallions]] of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] and as their coach from 1979- to 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sports_ink/2011/12/this-day-in-buffalo-sports-history-a-new-coach-in-town.html |title=This Day in Buffalo Sports History: A new coach in town - Sports, Ink - The Buffalo News |website=blogs.buffalonews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128033159/http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sports_ink/2011/12/this-day-in-buffalo-sports-history-a-new-coach-in-town.html |archive-date=2012-01-28}}</ref> In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=Michael|date=3 August 1977|title=Lancers can win title only by optimum output|page=50|work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]}}</ref> He founded the [[Buffalo Storm]] of the [[United Soccer League (1984–85)|United Soccer League]] in 1984 and has served as special consultant and president of the citizens advisory committee for the [[Buffalo Blizzard]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)|NPSL]] in the 1990s. After leaving professional soccer altogether, he helped develop youth soccer clinics in the Buffalo area throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rochesterlancers.com/news.php?id=26 |title=Rochester Lancers News &#124; ROCHESTER LANCERS WALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2011 |accessdate=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224233149/http://www.rochesterlancers.com/news.php?id=26 |archivedate=24 February 2014}}</ref>

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