Ramiro Borja


Ramiro Borja is a retired Ecuadorean-American soccer player. He played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and American [Professional Soccer League].
Borja, brother of Chico Borja, was raised in Belleville, New Jersey, and played prep soccer at Belleville [High School (New Jersey)|Belleville High School]. He attended Rutgers University, playing for the Rutgers [Scarlet Knights men's soccer] team in 1979 and 1980. In 1986, Borja signed with the Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1987, he moved to the Los Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer League, but was back with the Storm a year later. In 1989, he moved outdoors with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League. He played three seasons with the Capitals, the last two in the American Professional Soccer League. He was 1991 First Team All League.

International

Borja competed for the Puerto Rico national football team during Puerto Rico's qualification games for the 1994 [FIFA World Cup].