Efren Rodarte

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Efren Rodarte
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Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Colorado Foxes
1992–1999 El Paso Patriots
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Efren Rodarte is a retired American soccer player who in 1993 led the USISL in scoring. He played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and USISL.

In 1990, Rodarte signed with the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League. He played both the 1990 and 1991 season with the Foxes. [1] [2] In 1992, he moved to the El Paso Patriots of the USISL, leading the league in scoring. [3] He continued to play for the Patriots until 1999.

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References

  1. 1990 Colorado Foxes
  2. 1991 Colorado Foxes
  3. "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2012-09-23.