 In May 1989, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League signed Magallanes.On June 17, 1989, Jean Harbor struck Magallanes in the face, breaking his cheekbone during a game between the Strikers and the Washington Diplomats.In 1997, Magallanes served briefly as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer and then coached for the soccer club Classic SC.