Sergio Velazquez (footballer, born 1952) explained

Juan Sergio Velazquez
Fullname:Juan Sergio Velazquez
Birth Date:25 February 1952
Birth Place:Leon, Mexico
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1971–1973–1974
Youthclubs1:UCLA Bruins
Years1:1975–1976
Clubs1:Los Angeles Aztecs
Caps1:17
Goals1:2
Years2:1977
Clubs2:Seattle Sounders
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:1980–1981
Clubs3:Phoenix Inferno (indoor)
Caps3:7
Goals3:1

Juan Sergio Velazquez is a Mexican retired footballer who played as a forward in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Born in Leon, Guanejuato, Mexico, Velazquez's family moved to El Monte, California when he was ten. He attended Rosemead High School in Rosemead, Ca. Rosemead H.S. did not have a soccer team at the time Velazquez attended but was scouted by UCLA while he played with the Valley Germans semi pro club when he was 17. He attended UCLA where he played on the men's soccer team in 1971 and again in 1973 and 1974.[1] He was a 1971 and 1973 Honorable Mention All American. Velazquez still holds the record for Most Goals in a season for UCLA scoring 28 goals in the 1973 season. On January 15, 1975, the San Antonio Thunder picked Velasquez in first round (second overall) of the North American Soccer League draft. Six days later, the Los Angeles Aztecs traded Luis Marotte, Pedro Martinez, Renato Costa, Julio Cesar Cortez, Ricardo de Rienzo, Mario Zanotti and Blas Sanchez to the San Antonio Thunder in exchange for Velasquez and the Thunder's 1976 and 1977 first round draft picks.[2] Velazquez spent two seasons with the Aztecs before being traded to the Seattle Sounders in exchange for Paul Gizzi on February 2, 1977. Velasquez also played one season for the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

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Notes and References

  1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/awards-honors.pdf UCLA Bruins soccer letterwinners
  2. News: L.A. Aztecs trade 7 for Velasquez . 14 June 2022 . The San Beranrdino County Sun . . 22 January 1975 . en.