Mohammad Attiah Explained

Mohammad Attiah
Birth Date:15 February 1950
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Position:Forward
Years1:1973–1974
Years2:1975–1977
Years3:1978–1981
Years4:1979
Clubs3:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Clubs4:Cleveland Cobras
Caps1:3
Caps3:37
Goals1:1
Goals3:14

Mohammad "Baby Jet" Attiah is a retired Ghanaian professional football (soccer) forward. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League.

In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen-year-old. He left Ghana in 1970 to play in Nigeria.[1] In 1973, the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League brought him to the United States. He played two seasons in Dallas. In 1975, he played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League.[2] He played for the team through the 1977 season when the team was known as the New England Oceaneers.[3] He then played for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League for three seasons.[4] [5] [6] He retired in 1981.

In 1984, he became the director of public relations for the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. ' BABY JET' PASSING ALONG TIPS Richmond Times-Dispatch - Wednesday, July 26, 1989
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1975 . 2009-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113055/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html#ASL . 2009-03-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1977 . 2009-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113101/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html#ASL . 2009-03-03 . dead .
  4. https://archive.today/20240524155902/https://www.webcitation.org/5knvSomAw?url=http://www.geocities.com/hx823/7879/index.html The Cleveland Force 1978-1979 Season
  5. https://archive.today/20240524155943/https://www.webcitation.org/5knvT2POb?url=http://www.geocities.com/hx823/7980/index.html The Cleveland Force 1979-1980 Season
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613155134/http://www.geocities.com/hx823/8081/index.html The Cleveland Force 1980-1981 Season
  7. CANTON TO HOST 1ST AISA ALL-STAR GAME Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Friday, September 27, 1985