in 1979, suurbier transferred to the los angeles aztecs of the north american soccer league. he played three seasons in los angeles before moving to the san jose earthquakes for the 1982 season. in the fall of 1982, the team was renamed the golden bay earthquakes and entered the major indoor soccer league. he retired at the end of the season to become an assistant coach with the earthquakes. he later resumed his playing career as a player-coach of the tampa bay rowdies in the american indoor soccer association.