Mike Mahoney (footballer) explained

Mike Mahoney
Fullname:Michael Mahoney
Birth Date:1950 10, df=y
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1967–1970
Years2:1970–1975
Years3:1975–1978
Years4:1979
Years5:1979–1981
Years6:1979–1981
Years7:1982–1986
Clubs6:California Surf (indoor)
Clubs7:Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)
Caps1:4
Caps2:157
Caps3:108
Caps4:3
Caps5:25
Caps6:24
Caps7:116
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:437
Totalgoals:0
Manageryears1:1986–1987
Manageryears2:1987
Managerclubs1:Los Angeles Lazers (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Los Angeles Lazers (interim)

Mike Mahoney is an English retired football goalkeeper who played professionally in England and the United States.

In 1967, Mahoney began his professional career with Bristol City. He saw limited play before being acquired by Torquay United In August 1970. He played for Torquay until March 1975, when his contract was sold to Newcastle United. In November 1978, the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League purchased Mahoney's contract from Newcastle United.[1] [2] The Sting sent him to the California Surf halfway through the 1979 season. He played two and a half outdoor and two indoor seasons with the Surf. In 1982, he joined the Los Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer League, spending four seasons with them. He retired in spring 1986 and became an assistant coach with the Lazers for the 1986–1987 season. In January 1987, he was named interim head coach after Peter Wall was fired.[3] Following the demise of the Lazers, Mahoney retired. On the 9th of June 2018 it was announced that Mahoney had returned to football in a coaching role at Bristol Manor Farm.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bedtime+row+cost+me+dear.(Sport)-a0153578864 Bedtime Row Cost Me Dearly
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19781124&id=Rf4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504,4930677 Sting Adds Goalie to Roster
  3. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-02-02/sports/8701090417_1_david-brcic-sting-los-angeles-lazers Sting Ends 2-game Slide In Overtime
  4. http://bristolmanorfarm.com/mike-mahoney-joins-the-coaching-staff/ Mike Mahoney joins the Coaching Staff