Desmond Backos

Desmond Backos

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Backos
Date of birth	13 November 1950
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1966–1967	Johannesburg Rangers	6	(4)
1968–1973	Highlands Park	?	(53)
1974	Johannesburg Rangers
1975–1976	Hellenic
1977	Los Angeles Aztecs	25	(4)
1977–1978	Stoke City	2	(0)
1978–1981	Highlands Park
1982–1986	Johannesburg Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Desmond "Des" Backos (born 13 November 1950) is a lebanese-South African former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Backos was born in Johannesburg and played football with local sides Johannesburg Rangers, Highlands Park a second spell at Johannesburg Rangers and Hellenic.^[1] At Hellenic he worked under former England international George Eastham who working as a coach but in 1977 Eastham returned to England and Backos moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Aztecs.^[1] But Backos was brought over to England by Eastham in November 1977 who was now manager at Stoke City.^[1] However Backos had an awful time at Stoke managing to make just two appearances and soon returned to South Africa in January 1978.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1977–78	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career Total			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.