Willie Evans | |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1939 |
Death Date: | c. |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Auroras Park |
Clubs1: | Real Republicans |
Years3: | 1967–1968 |
Clubs3: | Atlanta Chiefs |
Caps3: | 24 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1969–1971 |
Clubs4: | Washington Darts |
Caps4: | 48 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1972–1973 |
Clubs5: | Miami Toros |
Caps5: | 23 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 95 |
Totalgoals: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
Willie Evans (21 November 1939 – c. 2014)[1] was a Ghanaian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Evans start playing with Auroras Park before playing with Real Republicans,[2] and with Hearts of Oak.[3]
He later played professional soccer in the United States, competing in the NPSL, NASL and ASL for the Atlanta Chiefs, the Washington Darts, and the Miami Toros.[4] He was named to the 1969 ASL All-Star Team.[5]
Evans played international football for Ghana,[6] and started on the team that won the 1965 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia.[7]