Wolde Harris

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Wolde Harris
Personal information
Full name Wolde Selassie Amefika Jaha Harris
Date of birth (1974-01-26) 26 January 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids (assistant)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Colorado Foxes 27 (17)
1997–1999 Colorado Rapids 83 (26)
2000–2003 New England Revolution 91 (24)
2003 Kansas City Wizards 10 (0)
2004 Charleston Battery 8 (2)
2004 Bodens BK 17 (4)
2005 Colorado Rapids 10 (1)
2006–2009 FAS
2009–2012 Winnipeg Alliance
National team
1997–2002 Jamaica 28 (7)
Teams managed
2010 Kingston College (assistant)
2011 Clemson Tigers (student assistant)
2015–2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (assistant)
2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (interim)
2021– Colorado Rapids (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wolde Selassie Harris (born 26 January 1974 in Kingston) is a Jamaican football coach and former player. He played as a striker in Major League Soccer and was the 1996 A-League MVP & Rookie of the Year. He earned twenty-eight caps with the Jamaica national team.

Club career[]

Harris played college soccer for his freshman year at the University of Connecticut and then transferred to Clemson University, leaving as the college's all-time leading scorer with 76 goals in three years. He joined MLS for the first time in 1997, after spending 1996 with the Colorado Foxes, leading the A-League in goals with 17. Harris played three seasons with the Colorado Rapids, scoring 13 goals in 1998.[1] In 2000, he was traded to the New England Revolution for draft picks. Wolde's best season with the Revs was his first, when he scored 15 goals. Harris would spend three and a half season in New England, before a trade to the Kansas City Wizards midway through 2003.[2] He spent 2004 with Swedish club Bodens BK before coming back to MLS and Colorado in 2005. In eight years in MLS league play, Harris scored 51 goals and added 31 assists. He signed for Salvadoran outfit Club Deportivo FAS in August 2006 and retired at the end of the season.[3]

International career[]

Harris has also played for the Jamaica national team, earning over 25 caps and scoring 7 goals. He participated in world cup qualifiers, tournaments, and numerous friendlies. He played his last international game against Guadeloupe in 2002 in the Caribbean Cup where the Reggae Boyz were crowned Champions.

Coaching career[]

Wolde Harris has been involved in youth football in the United States and Jamaica. In December 2009, he launch a company called Jamaica Grassroots football company with his father and brothers. Harris and along with his father and two brothers also coached at traditional Jamaican football powerhouse, Kingston College. Harris joined the staff of Clemson University in 2011 as a student assistant coach and continued to help the Tigers through 2012.

On 26 February 2021, Harris joined Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids as an assistant coach.[4]

Personal life[]

Wolde Harris is the son of Kingston College, Michigan State University and Jamaica soccer legend, Trevor "Jumpy" Harris.

References[]

  1. ^ "COLORADO RAPIDS SIGN A-LEAGUE'S HOTTEST "DISCOVERY" WOLDE HARRIS". Intermark. 13 February 1997. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (4 July 2004). "Harris still searching for a home". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  3. ^ Player profile - CD FAS
  4. ^ "Wolde Harris and Chris Little Join Rapids Coaching Staff as Assistants". www.coloradorapids.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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