Sergio Velasquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Sergio Velasquez | ||
| Date of birth | February 25, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Leon, Mexico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971-1974 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975-1976 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 17 | (2) |
| 1977 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | (0) |
| 1980-1981 | Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Juan Sergio Velasquez is a retired Mexican-American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Born in Mexico, Velasquez’ family moved to El Monte, California when he was ten. He attended UCLA where he played on the men’s soccer team in 1971 and again in 1973 and 1974.[1] He was a 1971 and 1973 Honorable Mention All American. On January 15, 1975, the San Antonio Thunder picked Velasquez in first round (second overall) of the North American Soccer League draft. Six days later, the Los Angeles Aztecs traded Luis Marotte, Pedro Martinez, Renato Costa, Julio Cesar Cortez, Ricardo de Rienzo, Mario Zanotti and Blas Sanchez to the San Antonio Thunder in exchange for Velasquez and the Thunder’s 1976 and 1977 first round draft picks.[2] Velazquez spent two seasons with the Aztecs before being traded to the Seattle Sounders in exchange for Paul Gizzi on February 2, 1977. Velasquez also played one season for the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League.