Sam Nusum

Sam Nusum
Personal information
Full name Alfred Granville Nusum
Date of birth (1946-10-03)3 October 1946
Place of birth Bermuda
Date of death 28 July 2026(2026-07-28) (aged 79)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Warwick Workmen's Club
North Village Community Club
1972–1973 Montreal Olympique 33 (0)
1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 17 (0)
1975 New York Cosmos 17 (0)
Hotels International
Total 67+ (0+)
International career
Bermuda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Granville "Sam" Nusum (3 October 1946 – 28 July 2026) was a Bermudian football player and coach who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Nusum spent his early career with Warwick Workmen's Club and North Village Community Club.

He appeared in the North American Soccer League for the Montreal Olympique, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the New York Cosmos, making a total of 67 appearances. He was runner-up for the NASL Rookie of the Year Award in 1972.

Nusum finished his career back in Bermuda with Hotels International.

International career

Nusum also played at international level for Bermuda, appearing in World Cup qualifiers, Olympic Games qualifiers, and Pan American Games.

Coaching career

Nusum later became a coach at North Village Community Club.

Personal life and death

Nusum later ran his own business as an electrician.

Nusum died on 28 July 2026, at the age of 79. He was the brother of John Nusum and the uncle of John Barry Nusum.

Honours

Nusum was a member of the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hannay, Zac (1 August 2026). "Alfred Granville 'Sam the Cat' Nusum (1946-2026): Peerless last line of defence".
  2. 1 2 "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "RIP, SAM: Former Cosmos, Bermudan goalkeeper Nusum passes away". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Granville Alfred Nusum". 28 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mariners Sign Forward John Barry Nusum". USL Fans. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)