Sergio Velazquez (footballer, born 1952)

Montag, 25. Februar 1952

Juan Sergio Velazquez is a retired Mexican-American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Born in Leon, Guanejuato, Mexico, Velazquez’ family moved to El Monte, California when he was ten. He attended Rosemead High School in Rosemead, Ca. Rosemead H.S. did not have a soccer team at the time Velazquez attended but was scouted by UCLA while he played with the Valley Germans semi pro club when he was 17. He attended UCLA where he played on the men's soccer team in 1971 and again in 1973 and 1974. He was a 1971 and 1973 Honorable Mention All American. Velazquez still holds the record for Most Goals in a season for UCLA scoring 28 goals in the 1973 season. On January 15, 1975, the San Antonio Thunder picked Velasquez in firs