Chico Borja

Chico Borja
Personal information
Full name Hernan Borja
Date of birth (1959-08-24)August 24, 1959
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Date of death January 28, 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 61)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1980 NJIT Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 New York Cosmos 48 (12)
1981–1984 New York Cosmos (Indoor) 44 (36)
1983 Team America 17 (3)
1984 New York Cosmos 18 (5)
1984–1985 Las Vegas Americans (indoor) 28 (24)
1985–1987 Wichita Wings (indoor) 83 (84)
1987–1988 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 51 (48)
1988–1992 Wichita Wings (indoor) 119 (90)
1989–1990Albany Capitals (loan)
International career
1982–1988 United States 11 (3)
1992–1995 United States futsal (9)
Managerial career
1994 Houston Hotshots (indoor)
1995 Houston Force
?–1998 Rockhurst Hawks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hernan "Chico" Borja (August 24, 1959 – January 25, 2021) was an Ecuadorian-born American soccer player and coach. He spent time in the several U.S.-based leagues including the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and the American Soccer League. He also earned eleven caps with the U.S. national team.

He was a resident of Belleville, New Jersey.[1]

  1. ^ Staff. "Results Plus", The New York Times, November 18, 1992. Accessed July 11, 2012. "Jeff Agoos and Chico Borja of Belleville, N.J., scored two goals each as the United States beat Russia, 8-3, last night in its opening match of the FIFA world indoor championship in Hong Kong."