Arturo Velazco Explained

Arturo Velazco
Birth Date:18 December 1964
Birth Place:San Diego, California, United States
Position:Defender
Years1:1986–1990
Clubs1:San Diego Nomads
Years2:1989–1990
Clubs2:San Diego Sockers
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:1990–1992
Clubs3:Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Caps3:73
Goals3:8
Years4:1991
Clubs4:Colorado Foxes
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:1992
Clubs5:Miami Freedom
Caps5:15
Goals5:1
Years6:1992–1994
Clubs6:Wichita Wings (indoor)
Caps6:72
Goals6:9
Years7:1993–1994
Clubs7:Los Angeles Salsa
Years8:1995
Clubs8:Mexico Toros (indoor)
Caps8:25
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Arturo Velazco is an American former soccer defender. He played four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, five in the American Professional Soccer League, at least three in the National Professional Soccer League and one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team in 1988.

Professional career

Outdoor soccer

Velazco graduated from La Jolla High School. In 1984, he joined the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League, but never entered a first-team game. In 1986, he signed with the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance.[1] He played with the Nomads through the 1990 season. During his four seasons with the Nomads, Velazco won the 1987 and 1989 championships. In 1988, Velazco was a first team All Star.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/1988wsa.htm In 1990, the WSA merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. The Nomads failed to make the playoffs, then withdrew from the league. Velazco then moved to the Colorado Foxes for the 1991 season.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm He moved again in 1992, this time to the Miami Freedom.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#Miami On April 29, 1993, he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Salsahttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2DC103EF93AA15757C0A965958260 The Salsa lasted only two seasons before folding in 1994.

Indoor soccer

On October 4, 1989, Velazco began his indoor career with the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[2] In October 1990, he moved to the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League.[3] He was a first team All Star that season. He also played at least two seasons, 1992–1994 with the Wichita Wings of the NPSL. In 1995, he played with the Mexico Toros of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.[4]

National team

Velazco earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team, both in June 1988. The first came in a 1–1 tie with Chile on June 1. The second was a 3–1 loss to Chile two days later.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm 1986 San Diego Nomads
  2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-04-sp-536-story.html San Diego Sports et Cetera
  3. Web site: Defender Velazco signs with Wave . 2016-10-07 . 2015-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120105531/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19901017&id=KYlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5RIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6995,5148219&hl=en . dead .
  4. http://www.kicksfan.com/1995/box/season/game24.htm Box Score
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det80.html USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989