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 50)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Striker
Team 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
International career
1997–2002 Jamaica 28 (7)
Managerial career
2010 Kingston College (assistant)
2011 Clemson Tigers (student assistant)
2015–2020
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(assistant)
2019
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(interim)
2021– Colorado Rapids (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wolde Selassie Harris (born 26 January 1974) is a

caps with the Jamaica national team
.

Club career

Harris played

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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