A MAJOR guest is brought in by "The Sports Consiglieres" this week! Jimmy and Jerry bring in National Soccer Hall of Famer Marcelo Balboa!! ((Via Wikipedia)) - From 1987 to 1989, Balboa played the collegiate off-seasons on an amateur contract with the professional San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer League . He was the 1988 WSA MVP. [6] In 1990, Balboa began his professional career with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the American Professional Soccer League . [7] In 1992, he moved to the Colorado Foxes . [8] He played for León in the Mexican League in 1995 and 1996. In 1996, Balboa signed with Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids . Balboa played six seasons for the Rapids, leading as the team's all-time leader in many statistical categories.[ citation needed ] Traded to the MetroStars in 2002, he played only five minutes all year, sitting out the rest with injuries, and retiring afterwards. Balboa ended his MLS career with 24 goals and 23 assists in 152 games. In 2005, Balboa was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI and elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the first ballot along with Nick Folan. In 2012, he was inducted into the Colorado Hall of Fame. [9] A goal by Balboa for the Rapids in 2000 against the Columbus Crew was named the MLS Goal of the Year for that season.
