Dave Boncek Explained

Dave Boncek
Birth Date:21 July 1963
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1981–1984
Youthclubs1:Indiana Hoosiers
Years1:1985–1990
Clubs1:Kansas City Comets (indoor)
Caps1:230
Goals1:46

Dave Boncek is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1986 MISL Rookie of the Year.

In 1981, Boncek graduated from St. Mary's High School. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2002.[1] Boncek attended Indiana University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1981 to 1984. In 1982 and 1983, the Hoosiers won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[2]

In June 1985, the Kansas City Comets selected Boncek in the first round (fifth overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.[3] He was the 1986 MISL Rookie of the Year.[4] Boncek played for the Comets until the team released him in October 1989.[5] On January 3, 1990, Boncek returned to the Comets for the remainder of the 1989–1990 season.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stmaryshs.com/hall-of-fame.aspx St. Mary’s Hall of Fame
  2. Web site: Indiana Hoosiers championships . 2012-04-28 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114449/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/08mediaguide-section1.pdf . dead .
  3. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-06-20/sports/8502090500_1_sting-eastern-illinois-hermann-trophy Sting Goes For Indiana Stars In Draft
  4. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1986 . 2012-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091201095507/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1986.html#MISL . 2009-12-01 . dead .
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19891017&id=Kf8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1600,4212672 October 17, 1989 Transactions
  6. http://archives.savannahnow.com/sav_pdf_archive/text/fr4/B_2294551.pdf January 4, 1990 Transactions