Mike Fall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 1, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Bishop Moore High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Tampa Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Memphis Americans (indoor) | 40 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
| 1984–1986 | Louisville Thunder (indoor) | 76 | (45) |
| 1986 | Orlando Lions | ||
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Fall is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and American Soccer League.
Youth
[edit]Fall graduated from Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Florida where he was part of the school's state championship soccer team. He attended the University of Tampa, playing two years on the men's soccer team (1981–1982).[1] In 1981, Tampa won the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship.
Professional
[edit]In 1983, the Tampa Bay Rowdies selected Fall in the North American Soccer League draft and he appeared in one indoor exhibition match for Tampa Bay.[2] When the Rowdies did not sign him for the outdoor season, Fall joined the Jacksonville Tea Men of the American Soccer League. The Tea Men won the 1983 championship, with Fall scoring two goals. Fall spent the 1983-1984 indoor season with the Americans, then returned to the Tea Men, now playing in the United Soccer League, for the 1984 outdoor season. In the fall of 1984, Fall joined the Louisville Thunder of the American Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Thunder.[3][4] In 1985, Fall was the captain of the U.S. soccer team at the 1985 Summer Universiade. In 1986, Fall joined the independent Orlando Lions.[5] In 1986, the Thunder traded Fall to the Rowdies in exchange for the rights to Pete Smith.[6] In 1988, he played for the Rowdies in the American Soccer League.[7]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ University of Tampa All Time Roster Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1985". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1986". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ June 20, 1986: Soccer
- ^ Pete Smith Playing Pro Soccer With Louisville
- ^ 1988 Tampa Bay Rowdies
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Bishop Moore High School alumni
- American men's soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Jacksonville Tea Men players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Memphis Americans players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies draft picks
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Orlando Lions players
- Soccer players from South Carolina
- Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina
- Tampa Spartans men's soccer players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century American sportsmen