Jorge Alberto Solís López (1 January 1935 — 31 May 1997) was a Honduran
football
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defender.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Furia'', (Spanish for "Fury") Solís played for Honduran giants
Olimpia in the
Honduran National League during the 1950s and 1960s. He played in the 1961 Championship of Central America and the Caribbean. He was also part of
Platense's squad when they became the first Honduran League champions in 1966.
International career
The left-sided Solís had represented his country in 8
FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches
Retirement and death
After his football career, Solís was manager of the National Commission for Sports Facilities and Improvement. He died, aged 62, of cardiac arrest in 1997.
Murió "Furia" Solís, exdefensa del Olimpia
- Nacion
References
External links
Picture of Solís
- El Heraldo
1935 births
1997 deaths
Men's association football defenders
Honduran men's footballers
20th-century Honduran people
Honduras men's international footballers
C.D. Federal players
C.D. Olimpia players
Platense F.C. players
F.C. Motagua players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Footballers from Tegucigalpa
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