Ernie Buriano (born July 24, 1957) is a retired Argentine-American footballer. He played in the Major Indoor Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League
In 1979, he signed with the expansion Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent five seasons with the Stallions, leaving the team only after it folded. In 1982, he played for the Rochester Flash. After the Stallions folded, Buriano spent the 1984 outdoor season with the Buffalo Storm of the United Soccer League.ROOKIE GOALIE BACKSTOPS SUN TO 4-2 VICTORY Miami Herald, The (FL) - Monday, June 4, 1984 In October 1984, he signed with the Baltimore Blast.MISL begins 48-game indoor survival test Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Wednesday, October 31, 1984 On January 9, 1987, the Blast traded Buriano and Frantz Mathieu to the Chicago Sting in exchange for Drago Dumbovic.STING REGAINS MATHIEU IN BLAST SWAP FOR DRAGO Chicago Tribune - Tuesday, January 13, 1987 The Sting released Buriano and ten other players in June 1988.ELEVEN PLAYERS RELEASED BY STING Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Thursday, June 2, 1988 Buriano moved his family back to Argentina that summer where he continued to play and coach. He eventually returned to the United States and became a citizen in the early 1990s. In 1993, he signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League.EX-STALLION SHOOTS FOR BLIZZARD BERTH The Buffalo News - Wednesday, September 29, 1993 He played two seasons in Buffalo. In 1996, Buriano and his wife opened a Jani-King cleaning franchise in Buffalo.Open for business In November 2000, the Buffalo Blizzard hired Buriano as an assistant coach.
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External links MISL stats