Willie Molano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Molano | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Foothill Owls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 143 | (73) |
| 1987–1990 | Dallas Sidekick (indoor) | 109 | (63) |
| 1990–1991 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 50 | (9) |
| 1992 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 7 | (4) |
| 1992 | Dallas Rockets | ||
| 1993–1994 | Texas Lightning (indoor) | 9 | (17) |
| 1994 | Houston Hotshots (indoor) | 17 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Molano is a retired Colombian association football player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League.
Molano attended Foothill College where he was a 1981 First Team NJCAA All American. In 1982, the Los Angeles Lazers selected Molano in the second round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. In 1983, the San Diego Sockers selected Molano in the North American Soccer League draft, but Molano did not play for them. On March 4, 1987, the Lazers traded Molano to the Dallas Sidekick just before the playoffs in exchange for Marcio Leite. In 1990, he moved to the Tacoma Stars. In February 1992, Molano played for the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League.[1] During the summer of 1992, Molano played for the Dallas Rockets of the USISL. Molano then moved to the Texas Lightning for the 1993–94 USISL indoor season.[2] In 1994, he finished his career with the Houston Hotshots of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.
In 1996, Molano founded the DFW Tejanos Soccer Club[3] In 2014, DFW Tejanos Soccer Club merged with the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. [4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wave Scores Rare Victory at Canton
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1994
- ^ DFW Tejanos: Willie Molano
- ^ Johnson, Chris. "DFW Tejanos Soccer Club". DFW Tejanos Soccer Club. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Footballers from Bogotá
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Dallas Lightning players
- Dallas Rockets players
- Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players
- Foothill Owls men's soccer players
- Houston Hotshots players
- Los Angeles Lazers players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Tacoma Stars players
- Milwaukee Wave players
- USISL players
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders