Willie Evans (footballer, born 1939) explained

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.

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Names of 71 Ex Black Star Players To Benefit From Gov't GHc1.7m Package. 30 May 2014. 16 June 2018. The departed from that squad are: Addoi Odametey, Sam Acquah, Willie Evans, Kwame Nti, Paa Nii Lutterodt, Oman Mensah and Joe Addision.
  2. News: African Nations Cup 1965 . en . . Barrie Courtney, Mark Cruickshank, Mikael Jönsson, Ken Knight, François Mazet, Neil Morrison and Karel Stokkermans . 6 July 2016 .
  3. News: Meet the surviving heroes of Ghana’s 1965 AFCON winning team . en . pulse.com.gh . Thomas Freeman Yeboah . 21 November 2016 .
  4. Web site: Profile. NASL Jerseys.
  5. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1969. American Soccer History Archives.
  6. Web site: Willie Evans . National-Football-Teams.com .
  7. Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.