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Chico Borja

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Chico Borja
Personal information
Full name Hernan Borja
Date of birth (1959-08-24)August 24, 1959
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Date of death January 25, 2021(2021-01-25) (aged 61)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1977–1980 New Jersey Institute of Technology
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 New York Cosmos 48 (12)
1981–1984 New York Cosmos (Indoor) 44 (36)
1983 Team America 17 (3)
1984 New York Cosmos 18 (5)
1984–1985 Las Vegas Americans (indoor) 28 (24)
1985–1987 Wichita Wings (indoor) 83 (84)
1987–1988 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 51 (48)
1988–1992 Wichita Wings (indoor) 119 (90)
1989–1990Albany Capitals (loan)
National team
1982–1988 United States 11 (3)
Teams managed
1994 Houston Hotshots (indoor)
1995 Houston Force
?–1998 Rockhurst University
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hernan "Chico" Borja (August 24, 1959 – January 25, 2021) was an Ecuadorian–American soccer player and coach. He made eleven appearances for the U.S. national team from 1982 to 1988.

In 1984, Borja played for the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] Borja was also on the U.S. team at the 1987 Pan American Games.[2]

Borja died on January 25, 2021 from colon cancer at the age of 61.[3]

References

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  1. XXIII. Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 Football Tournament
  2. "USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. "Former Wichita Wings player Chico Borja passes away at 61". Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.