Jorge Alberto Solís
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alberto Solís López | ||
| Place of birth | Honduras | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1997 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Playing position | Leftback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1953-1955 | Federal | ||
| 1955-1965 | Olimpia | ||
| 1965-1966 | Platense | ||
| 1969-1972 | Motagua | ||
| National team | |||
| 1960-1965 | Honduras | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Solís and the second or maternal family name is López.
Jorge Alberto Solís López (died 31 May 1997) was a Honduran football defender.
Club career
Nicknamed Furia,[1] (Spanish for "Fury") Solís played for Honduran giants Olimpia in the Honduran National League during the 1950s and 1960s. He played in the 1961 Championship of Central America and the Caribbean.[2] He was also part of Platense's squad when they became the first Honduran League champions in 1966.[3]
International career
The left-sided Solís had represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4]
Retirement and death
After his football career, Solís was manager of the National Commission for Sports Facilities and Improvement. He died, aged 62, of cardiac arrest in 1997.[5]
References
- ↑ Historia Eliminatoria Chile 1962 - Honduras Fútbol
- ↑ Buzón de Rodrigo - Nacion (Spanish)
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Jorge Alberto Solís – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Murió "Furia" Solís, exdefensa del Olimpia - Nacion (Spanish)
External links
- Picture of Solís - El Heraldo