Jorge Siega

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Jorge Siega
Full name	Jorge Siega
Date of birth
Place of birth	Brazil
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1968 1969-1970 1971-1976	Washington Whips German-Hungarians New York Cosmos	31 0(8) 81 (15)
National team
1973	United States	08 0(0)
Teams managed
	Blau-Weiss Gottschee
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Siega (born Brazil)is a former U.S.-Brazilian soccer forwardwho spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven with the New York Cosmos. He also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team in 1973.

1 NASL
2 National team
3 Post NASL career
4 References

[edit] NASL

Siega joined the Washington Whips of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968. The Whips folded at the end of the season and Siega moved to the German-Hungarians of the German American Soccer League. In 1971, he was the first player signed by the expansion New York Cosmos.^[1] He was a second team All Star in 1971 and 1972 and continued with the Cosmos through the 1976 season.

[edit] National team

Siega earned his first cap on March 17, 1973 in a 4-0 loss to Bermuda. He went on to play a total of eight games with the national team in 1973. His last came in a 3-1 loss to Israel on November 13, 1973.

[edit] Post NASL career

After leaving the NASL, Siega continued playing amateur and semi-professional soccer with the German-Hungarian Metros in the New York Cosmopolitan Soccer League. He also coached for Blau-Weiss Gottschee.