Mike Gribbon | |
Fullname: | Michael Gribbon |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1957 |
Birth Place: | Amityville, New York, United States |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 1975–1979 |
Youthclubs1: | Clemson Tigers |
Years1: | 1980 |
Years2: | 1981 |
Clubs2: | Jacksonville Tea Men |
Caps1: | 31 |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Mike Gribbon is a retired American soccer defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League.
Gribbon attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1979.[1] In 1979, the Tigers finished runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship. In 1980, the New England Tea Men selected Gribbon in the first round (second overall) of the American Soccer League draft.[2] He scored his only goal with the team in his first game and quickly became a regular on the back line.[3] In 1981, the team moved to Jacksonville, Florida and became the Jacksonville Tea Men. Gribbon played two games for the relocated Tea Men.