Facts: - death place: getzville , new york - managerclubs: italian lancers -lrb- nasl -rrb- miami gatos -lrb- nasl -rrb- rochester army lancers -lrb- nasl -rrb- buffalo stallions -lrb- misl -rrb- team syracuse scorpions -lrb- asl -rrb- rochester - death date: 2 march 2014 - birth date: 10 august 1931 - fullname: salvatore derosa - name: sal derosa - birth place: pignataro maggiore , italy - manageryears: ? 1968-69 1970-71 1972 1973 1979-80 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sal derosa .
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salvatore '' sal '' derosa -lrb- august 10 , 1931 -- march 2 , 2014 -rrb- was a naturalized american soccer coach best known for winning the 1970 north american soccer league championship with rochester lancers .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 .once in america , he served as coach , general manager and owner of the syracuse scorpions of the 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 .he took over as coach the lancers -lrb- who had since moved to the nasl -rrb- midway through the 1970 season , bringing five of the scorpions ' top players along with him , including midfielder 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 title series , defeating those same washington darts -lrb- who had also jumped leagues -rrb- by a 2 match aggregate of 4-3 .he also won the 1970 nasl coach of the year award .in 1971 the lancers won the nasl regular season title under him , but lost in a grueling semi-final series to eventual champion 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 -lrb- and +4 on goal dif -rrb- in all matches .derosa went on to coach the miami gatos -lrb- formerly the washington darts -rrb- in 1972 , before returning to rochester to coach the lancers for one more season .several years later , sal also served as vice-president and general manager of the buffalo stallions of the major indoor soccer league and as...