Willie Evans (footballer, born 1939)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1939 | ||
| Date of death | c. 2014 (aged 74–75) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auroras Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Real Republicans | |||
| Hearts of Oak | |||
| 1967–1968 | Atlanta Chiefs | 24 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Washington Darts | 48 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | Miami Toros | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 95 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| Ghana | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Evans (21 November 1939 – c. 2014)[1] was a Ghanaian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Names of 71 Ex Black Star Players To Benefit From Gov't GHc1.7m Package". 30 May 2014. Retrieved 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
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF. Barrie Courtney, Mark Cruickshank, Mikael Jönsson, Ken Knight, François Mazet, Neil Morrison and Karel Stokkermans. 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Meet the surviving heroes of Ghana's 1965 AFCON winning team". pulse.com.gh. Thomas Freeman Yeboah. 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1969". American Soccer History Archives.
- ^ "Willie Evans". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Willie Evans at National-Football-Teams.com
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