| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1921-06-07)June 7, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Date of death | January 16, 2002(2002-01-16) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Segura | ||
| 1940–1949 | Brooklyn Hispano[1][2] | 29~ | (30) |
| 1949–1953 | New York Hakoah[1] | ||
| 1953– | Lithuania Sport | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John "Frenchy" Boulos (June 7, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a Haitiansoccer player, who spent most of his career in theAmerican Soccer League andGerman-American Soccer League. He is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame. Boulos is the grandfather of women's soccer playerKimberly Boulos.
Boulos was born inPort-au-Prince, Haiti to a family ofLebanese descent. He attended school atSaint-Louis de Gonzague in Haiti before migrating to the United States in 1930 at age nine,[3] where his family settled inBrooklyn, New York. He attended the Manual Training School where he won the New York City Championship and led the league in scoring, as well as being selected as league MVP. In addition to his school team, Boulos also played for the Bay Ridge Hearts junior team.
At some point, Boulos played for Sequra in the Metropolitan League and then forBrooklyn Hispano in theAmerican Soccer League. During World War II, he joined theU.S. Army Air Forces and was stationed in India. When he returned from the war, Boulos rejoined Hispano, playing with them until 1949. That year, he moved toNew York Hakoah. In 1953, he moved to Lithuanian Sport in theGerman-American Soccer League, winning the GASL and New York State Cup titles in 1954.
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