Pito Villanon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Cuba | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1958 | Brookhattan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pito Villanon was a Cuban football player who spent eleven seasons with Brookhattan in the American Soccer League. At the time, he was one of a handful of black professional athletes, playing in an integrated American sports league.[1] He is reputedly the first black player in the American Soccer League.[2]
During his eleven seasons in the ASL, Villanon led the league in scoring twice (1948-49, 1952-53).[3] He was also the 1952-53 ASL MVP. In 1948, Villanon and his teammates finished runner-up in the 1948 National Challenge Cup. They also finished runner-up in league play in 1954.[4]
References
- ^ Heron the forgotten pioneer of U.S. soccer
- ^ Soccer in a Football World
- ^ "ASL II Leading Scorers, 1933-1983". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1954". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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