Alex Perolli

Alex Perolli

File:Alex Perolli, NASL 1975 media guide page 34.png Perolli circa 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	(1915-12-07)7 December 1915
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Date of death	March 19, 1994(1994-03-19) (aged 78)
Place of death	Montreal, Canada
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944–1954	SK Sturm Graz
Managerial career
1955	Italy U23
1961	Montreal Cantalia
1961	Montreal Concordia
1969	Toronto Hellas
1970	Rochester Lancers
1973	Vera Cruz
1974	Los Angeles Aztecs
1975	San Antonio Thunder
1980	Rochester Lancers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Perolli (December 7, 1915 – March 19, 1994) was an Albanian football coach best known for coaching the Los Angeles Aztecs to a North American Soccer League championship in 1974. The following season, he coached the San Antonio Thunder for 9 games before being fired, having won only one match.

In 1955, Perolli coached the Italy U23. In 1970, he coached the Rochester Lancers for 13 games before leaving midway through the season. He coached the Mexican side Vera Cruz in 1973 before taking the helm of the expansion Aztecs the following year. On 25 September 1974, Perolli was named head coach of the San Antonio Thunder. He returned to the Lancers a decade later 8 games into the 1980 season. In 1961, he coached Montreal Cantalia in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, and later with Montreal Concordia which played a dual season in the International Soccer League and National Soccer League. In 1969, he was the head coach for Toronto Hellas in the National Soccer League. He had another run in the NSL in 1976 with the Buffalo Blazers.