Willie Molano

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Willie Molano
Personal information
Full name William Molano
Date of birth (1961-03-21) March 21, 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Foothill Owls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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References

  1. Wave Scores Rare Victory at Canton
  2. The Year in American Soccer – 1994
  3. DFW Tejanos: Willie Molano
  4. Johnson, Chris. "DFW Tejanos Soccer Club". DFW Tejanos Soccer Club. Retrieved 14 August 2016.