Mike Twellman Explained

Mike Twellman
Birth Date:18 December 1960
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1979–1982
Youthclubs1:Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Years1:1982–1983
Years2:1982–1983
Years3:1983–1984
Years4:1984
Years5:1984–1985
Clubs1:Chicago Sting (MISL)
Clubs2:Chicago Sting
Clubs3:Chicago Sting (NASL indoor)
Clubs4:Jacksonville Tea Men
Clubs5:Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)
Caps1:26
Caps2:14
Caps3:14
Caps5:41
Goals1:13
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals5:4

Mike Twellman (born December 18, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri) was a U.S. soccer defender who played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and two in the first Major Indoor Soccer League.

High school and college

Twellman, and his brothers Tim, and Steve, grew up in the soccer hot bed of St. Louis, Missouri. Twellman, along with his brothers, attended and played soccer at St. Louis University High School. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1982.[1] In 1979, he was a member of the SIUE NCAA Men's Soccer Championship team. Twellman was inducted into the SIUE Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 as part of the 1979 national championship soccer team.[2]

Professional

In 1982, Twellman was drafted by both the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League and the St. Louis Steamers of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He chose to sign with the Sting and played two seasons in Chicago. In 1984, the Sting released Twellman and he moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men of the United Soccer League. On October 2, 1984, Twellman signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played the 1984–1985 season and was released by the team on April 16, 1985.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/MSOC/REC/allros.html All Time Roster
  2. Web site: SIUE . 2012-01-14 . 2016-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817154824/http://siuecougars.com/hallfame/classof2006.html . dead .