Bayardo Abaunza is a retired Nicaraguan-American soccer player who spent his career with amateur teams in the Los Angeles area and earned three caps with the U.S. national team between 1965 and 1969.

Club career [ edit ]

Abaunza, the older brother of Manuel Abaunza , moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. On May 6, 1960, he scored a goal for the Los Angeles All Stars in an 8?1 defeat at the hands of visiting Munich 1860 . In 1964, he played for the Los Angeles Kickers -Victoria when they won the 1964 National Challenge Cup . ^[1] In 1965, he moved to Orange County F.C. of the Continental League. In 1966, Orange County lost in the final of the 1966 National Challenge Cup . He played for Orange County through at least 1967.

National team [ edit ]

Abaunza earned three caps with the U.S. national team between 1965 and 1969. His first game with the national team came in a March 17, 1965, World Cup qualification win over Honduras . He played the second game with Honduras, a 1?1 tie four days later. Abaunza did not play again until April 20, 1969. On that day, the U.S. lost 2?0 to Haiti . ^[2]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Bayardo Abaunza at National-Football-Teams.com

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