Name Bugsy Nyskohus | Role Football player | |
Bohdan "Bugsy" Nyskohus OAM (born 18 June 1950 in Woodside, South Australia) is an Australian former association football player. He is the older brother of fellow Socceroo John Nyskohus and USC Lion player Peter Nyskohus.
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Club career
Nyskohus began his senior football career with Ukrainian Sports Club Lion in the South Australian State League.
He later played for and captained Adelaide City in the Australian National Soccer League between 1977 and 1989.
Nyskohus played in all of the first 13 seasons of the NSL, becoming the first person to play 300 NSL games.
State representative career
Nyskohus holds the record for the most amount of appearances for the South Australia state team, playing 66 times.
International career
Nyskohus played three full international matches for Australia, making his debut against New Zealand in a friendly in Jakarta. He also played in two B-international matches for Australia against a touring Wolverhampton Wanderers team.