Hernan “Chico” Borja is a retired soccer player and current soccer coach.

Borja was born in Quito, Ecuador on August 24, 1959. His family immigrated to the United States where he attended the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The NJIT plays in the NCAA Division III. Borja was selected as a 1980 Division III, first team, All American, the first NJIT men’s soccer player to be named All American. He finished his career with multiple entries in the NCAA record books for both single game and season scoring. Quito (official name: San Francisco de Quito) is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. ... New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The term All-American has two uses: It can be used as a reference to an athlete selected as a member of an All_America team, as in Eddie George was named an All-American football player by both wire services in 1995. ...

Borja began his professional career as a midfield winger with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League in 1981. In his first two years with the team, he played in two NASL championship games, losing the first and winning the second in 1982. For the South African club, see Jomo Cosmos The New York Cosmos (1971-1985), known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, was a franchise in the North American Soccer League, based in New York City and its suburbs. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ...

In 1983, he played a single season with Team America, which was a failed attempt by USSF to field the United States men's national soccer team in the NASL. Team America lasted a single season and in 1984, Borja rejoined the Cosmos for their last season of existence. Although the Cosmos failed dismally, not making the playoffs, Borja play earned him a place on the NASL North American all star team that year. He finished his NASL career with 83 games, 20 goals and 24 assists. One of his scoring highlights came in a 1984 Cosmos 3-2 victory over Argentinos Juniors. Team America was a soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the NASL. They only existed for one year, 1983. ... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football team, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. ...

After the Cosmos folded, Borja joined the Las Vegas Americans of MISL. He played a single season with the team before it was expelled from the league on July 17, 1985. The Las Vegas Americans were a soccer team based out of Las Vegas that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. ...

From Las Vegas, Borja, moved to the Wichita Wings for two seasons, 1986-1987 and 1987-1988 before his transfer to the Los Angeles Lazers. He was with L.A. for a single season, then returned to Wichita, with whom he remained until his retirement in 1992. He was named the MISL Pass Master (season assist leader) for the 1988-1989 season. The original Wichita Wings logo. ... The Los Angeles Lazers were a soccer team based out of Los Angeles that played in the Major Soccer League. ...

In 1989 and 1990, Borja played on loan during the summer with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League. The Albany Capitals joined the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1989. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ...

Borja retired from the MISL as number 8 on the career points list (612 points) and number 4 on the career assists list (338 assists). Throughout his indoor career, he was a constant scoring threat. However, he was also noted for his lack of reluctance to get physical which led to numerous penalties.

Borja began playing for the United States men's national soccer team in 1982. He finished his playing career with 11 caps and 3 goals. In 1984, he played all three U.S. games at the Olympics. While the U.S. fielded its full international team, these games do not count as national team games as FIFA did not recognize them as full internationals. Later that year, Borja played in a single qualification match for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. In 1985, he played in two more World Cup qualification matches, scoring a goal in a 2-1 U.S. victory over Trinidad & Tobago. He finished his national team career in a May 18, 1985 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad & Tobago. First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. ...

While Borja retired from professional soccer in 1992, that year he played for the U.S. Futsal team which won the silver medal at the World Championship. Borja was selected to the tournament first team. He continued to play on the U.S. Futsal team until 1995, scoring a total of 9 goals, placing him in the top ten list of U.S. futsal players. Futsal players Futsal is the indoor version of association football (soccer) that is officially sanctioned by footballs international governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... The FIFA Futsal World Championships (popularly, if incorrectly, referred to as the Futsal World Cup) are the international championships for futsal, the indoor version of soccer. ...

In 1989 the New Jersey Institute of Technology inducted Borja, a 1981 graduate, into its Hall of Fame.

After retiring from playing, Borja joined the coaching ranks.

He coached the Houston Hotshots of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in 1994 and the Houston Force for their one competitive game in 1995. The Force folded after that single game. Houston Hotshots were a professional indoor soccer team based in Houshots Texas played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. ... The Contintel Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1993 to 1997. ... The Houston Force were an American soccer club. ...

He also coached high school girls’ soccer in Houston.

He is currently on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Staff and coached the Renegade Elite in Florida.

He also coaches boy’s soccer and girl’s and boy’s golf at Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs, Florida. Coral Glades High School is a public high school located in Coral Springs, Florida, built in 2004. ...

External links

• NCAA Record Book