 | Full Name: Victor Nogueira Year Inducted: 2011 Position: Goalkeeper Born: 7/17/1959 Maputo, Mozambique Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 Teams: Atlanta Chiefs (1979-80), Montreal Manic (1981-82), Chicago Sting (1982-87), Cleveland Force (1987-88), San Diego Sockers (1988-92, 2003-05), Milwaukee Wave (1992-2003) Championships: 7 (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2000-01) |
The ageless goalkeeper from Mozambique enjoyed a career that spanned the NASL, MISL, and NPSL over parts of four decades before retiring at 45. Nogueira won 12 Goalkeeper of the Year awards, four MVP awards, and seven championships with the San Diego Sockers and Milwaukee Wave. Nogueira won 166 games in the MISL with the Chicago Sting, Cleveland Force, and San Diego and was the Wave’s all-time wins leader with 227. He held the MISL records for wins in a season (31) and GAA (2.86).
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
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| Year | League | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
| 1979-80 | NASL | Atlanta Chiefs | 11 | 637:00 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 3.67 | 203 | 164 | .808 |
| 1981-82 | NASL | Montreal Manic | 7 | 395:00 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 4.10 | 150 | 111 | .740 |
| 1982-83 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 28 | 1441:00 | 14 | 12 | 110 | 4.58 | 696 | 380 | .546 |
| 1983-84 | NASL | Chicago Sting | 32 | 1873:00 | 20 | 10 | 136 | 4.36 | 883 | 476 | .539 |
| 1984-85 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 43 | 2239:00 | 23 | 15 | 162 | 4.34 | 994 | 501 | .504 |
| 1985-86 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 37 | 1905:00 | 17 | 14 | 137 | 4.31 | 799 | 372 | .466 |
| 1986-87 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 34 | 1904:00 | 14 | 16 | 155 | 4.88 | 887 | 414 | .467 |
| 1987-88 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 20 | 1155:00 | 11 | 8 | 71 | 3.69 | 530 | 225 | .425 |
| 1988-89 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 33 | 1996:00 | 19 | 13 | 95 | 2.86 | 826 | 400 | .484 |
| 1989-90 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 25 | 1511:00 | 11 | 13 | 91 | 3.61 | 590 | 284 | .481 |
| 1990-91 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 47 | 2828:00 | 31 | 16 | 206 | 4.37 | 1166 | 576 | .494 |
| 1991-92 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 39 | 2270:00 | 26 | 12 | 174 | 4.60 | 905 | 411 | .454 |
| 1992-93 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 30 | 1691:44 | 15 | 15 | 169 | 5.99 | 584 | 415 | .711 |
| 1993-94 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 38 | 2170:50 | 20 | 18 | 212 | 5.86 | 708 | 496 | .701 |
| 1994-95 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 35 | 1917:21 | 20 | 14 | 164 | 5.13 | 586 | 422 | .720 |
| 1995-96 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 40 | 2242:42 | 29 | 10 | 202 | 5.40 | 753 | 551 | .732 |
| 1996-97 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 39 | 2218:58 | 26 | 13 | 211 | 5.71 | 751 | 540 | .719 |
| 1997-98 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 30 | 1652:29 | 22 | 6 | 153 | 5.56 | 540 | 387 | .717 |
| 1998-99 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 32 | 1824:11 | 22 | 9 | 142 | 4.67 | 555 | 413 | .744 |
| 1999-00 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 34 | 1881:11 | 25 | 7 | 152 | 4.85 | 591 | 439 | .743 |
| 2000-01 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 34 | 1942:58 | 21 | 11 | 158 | 4.88 | 596 | 438 | .735 |
| 2001-02 | MISL | Milwaukee Wave | 32 | 1913:08 | 27 | 5 | 147 | 4.61 | 533 | 386 | .724 |
| 2002-03 | MISL | Milwaukee Wave | 28 | 1699:35 | 25 | 3 | 100 | 3.53 | 440 | 340 | .773 |
| 2003-04 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 33 | 1872:56 | 13 | 20 | 155 | 4.97 | 558 | 403 | .722 |
| 2004-05 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 9 | 522:00 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 4.48 | 124 | 85 | .685 |
| 25 seasons | 770 | 43704:03 | 469 | 269 | 3407 | 4.68 | 15948 | 9629 | .604 |
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| Year | League | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
| 1982-83 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 3 | 176:00 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5.45 | 84 | 45 | .536 |
| 1983-84 | NASL | Chicago Sting | 3 | 180:00 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5.00 | 68 | 36 | .529 |
| 1984-85 | MISL | Chicago Sting | 4 | 218:23 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4.68 | 94 | 42 | .447 |
| 1988-89 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 14 | 829:27 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 3.76 | 345 | 157 | .455 |
| 1989-90 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 7 | 420:44 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 2.86 | 180 | 91 | .506 |
| 1990-91 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 11 | 655:20 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 4.49 | 262 | 113 | .431 |
| 1991-92 | MISL | San Diego Sockers | 11 | 658:56 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 4.47 | 271 | 130 | .480 |
| 1993-94 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 3 | 179:15 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7.04 | 79 | 58 | .734 |
| 1994-95 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 3 | 173:57 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6.59 | 59 | 40 | .678 |
| 1995-96 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 3 | 176:20 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6.48 | 75 | 56 | .747 |
| 1996-97 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 2 | 118:48 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.61 | 37 | 24 | .649 |
| 1997-98 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 11 | 643:11 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 5.04 | 220 | 166 | .755 |
| 1998-99 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 3 | 169:54 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5.68 | 63 | 47 | .746 |
| 1999-00 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 9 | 515:47 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 5.01 | 157 | 114 | .726 |
| 2000-01 | NPSL | Milwaukee Wave | 8 | 472:44 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 5.97 | 156 | 109 | .699 |
| 2001-02 | MISL | Milwaukee Wave | 4 | 236:01 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4.07 | 78 | 62 | .795 |
| 2002-03 | MISL | Milwaukee Wave | 4 | 234:58 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 6.92 | 103 | 76 | .738 |
| 17 playoffs | 103 | 6059:45 | 62 | 40 | 493 | 4.88 | 2331 | 1366 | .586 |
| Most Valuable Player | Goalkeeper of the Year | All-League Team |
| 1990-91 MSL | 1988-89 MISL | 1983-84 1st Team NASL |
| 1991-92 MSL | 1990-91 MSL | 1988-89 1st Team MISL |
| 1995-96 NPSL | 1991-92 MSL | 1990-91 1st Team MSL |
| 1997-98 NPSL | 1993-94 NPSL | 1991-92 1st Team MSL |
| 1995-96 NPSL | 1993-94 1st Team NPSL | |
| Championship Most Valuable Player | 1996-97 NPSL | 1994-95 2nd Team NPSL |
| 1988-89 MISL | 1997-98 NPSL | 1995-96 1st Team NPSL |
| 1998-99 NPSL | 1996-97 1st Team NPSL | |
| All-Star | 1999-00 NPSL | 1997-98 1st Team NPSL |
| 1990-91 MSL | 2000-01 NPSL | 1998-99 1st Team NPSL |
| 1991-92 MSL | 2001-02 MISL | 1999-00 1st Team NPSL |
| 1992-93 NPSL | 2002-03 MISL | 2000-01 1st Team NPSL |
| 1995-96 NPSL | 2001-02 1st Team MISL | |
| 1996-97 NPSL | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player | 2002-03 1st Team MISL |
| 1997-98 NPSL | 1997-98 NPSL | |
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| 1999-00 NPSL | ||
| 2001-02 MISL | ||
| 2002-03 MISL | ||
| 2003-04 MISL |
| Marinaro, Nogueira Share NPSL MVP Honors | 5/2/1996 | UPI |
| Ex-Wave Goalie Nogueira Among First Indoor Hall Class | 10/4/2011 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |