Willie Evans (footballer)
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Willie Evans is a retired Ghana
ian association football player who played in the North American Soccer League
and American Soccer League
.
In 1967, Evans joined the Atlanta Chiefs
of the American Soccer League
. In 1969, he moved to the Washington Darts
of the American Soccer League
. The Darts won the league championship and Evans was named to the All Star team. The Darts moved up to the NASL in 1970, but folded in 1971. Evans then played for the Miami Gatos in 1972 and 1973. However in 1973, the team was known as the Miami Toros
.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian association football player who played in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
.
In 1967, Evans joined the Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. In 1969, he moved to the Washington Darts
Washington Darts
Washington Darts was an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that was a member of the American Soccer League and later the North American Soccer League....
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. The Darts won the league championship and Evans was named to the All Star team. The Darts moved up to the NASL in 1970, but folded in 1971. Evans then played for the Miami Gatos in 1972 and 1973. However in 1973, the team was known as the Miami Toros
Miami Toros
The Miami Gatos were a soccer team based out of Miami that played in the North American Soccer League. The club was previously known as the Washington Darts. After the 1972 season, the team was renamed the Miami Toros...
.