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| youthyears1 = 1973-1976
| youthclubs1 = [[University of Akron]]
| years1 = 1977-1978
| years2 = 1979 1977-19801978
| years3 = 19801979-19821980
| years4 = 19821979-19851980
| years5 = 1980-1982
| clubs1 = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] ▼| years6 = 1982-1985
| clubs2 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]]
| clubs3 clubs1 = [[PhoenixFort InfernoLauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] ''(indoor)''
▲| clubs1clubs2 = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( NASL1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]
| clubs4 = [[Cleveland Force (1978–1988)|Cleveland Force]] ''(indoor)'' ▼| caps1clubs3 = [[Atlanta 32 Chiefs]]
| caps2clubs4 = [[Atlanta 38 Chiefs]] ''(indoor)''
| clubs5 = [[Phoenix Inferno]] ''(indoor)''
▲| clubs4clubs6 = [[Cleveland Force (1978–1988)|Cleveland Force]] ''(indoor)''
| goals1caps1 = 8
| goals2caps2 = 6 32
| goals3caps3 = 42 38
| goals4caps4 = 54 7
| goals1 = 1
| goals2 = 8
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 7
| goals5 = 42
| goals6 = 54
| nationalyears1 = 1977-1979
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| managerclubs1 = [[Cleveland Internationals]]
}}
'''George Nanchoff''' (born in 1955, in [[Resen, Republic of Macedonia|Resen]], [[Yugoslavia]] ([[Republic of Macedonia]])) is a retired Yugoslavian-American [[soccer]] player. He spent three seasons in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] and seven seasons in the [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. He also earned ten [[cap (sports)|caps]], scoring one goal, with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] between 1979 and 1980.
==Youth and college==
==NASL==
In 1977, the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL) selected Nanchoff in the NASL College Draft. He scored one goal for the Strikers playing [[indoor soccer|indoors]].<ref>http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Strikers_Rosters.htm#1977</ref> That outdoor season, he led the team in both scoring and points with eight goals and twenty-two points. <sup>[http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dulyjs/strikers/strikers_honors.html]</sup> His points production dropped precipitously in 1978 as he scored no goals in ten games. The Strikers then traded him to the [[Atlanta Chiefs]] where he rejoined his brother Louis. He played two outdoor seasons, 1979 and 1980,one indoor<ref>http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Chiefs_Rosters.htm#1979</ref> with the Chiefs before moving to indoor soccer full time in the MISL.
==MISL==
In 1980, Nanchoff signed with the [[Phoenix Inferno]] of [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. In 1982, the Inferno traded Nanchoff to the [[Cleveland Force (1978–1988)|Cleveland Force]] mid waymidway through the season. Nanchoff remained with the force until he retired from playing professionally in 1985.
==National and Olympic Teams==
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