Bill Andracki is a retired American soccer

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who had an extensive professional career playing both indoor and outdoor soccer.

Youth

In 1988 and 1989, Andracki attended

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, playing on the men's soccer team. He was a 1988 NJCAA First Team All American and was a member of the 1989 Junior College National Championship. He is a member of the Mercer County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. In 1990, he transferred to

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where he was a two-year starter on the men's soccer team. In 1990, Rutgers finished runners up to the

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in the

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. In 1991, Andracki was a Third Team All American.

Professional

In 1992, Andracki turned professional with the

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of the

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. He was selected as the 1992 First Team Goalkeeper In addition to his outdoor career, Andracki spent several seasons playing indoor soccer. In September 1992, the

Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and are seven-time league champions, m ...

selected Andracki in the first round (ninth overall) of the National Professional Soccer League draft. A month later, the Wave traded Andracki, Tim Bartro and

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to the

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in exchange for

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. Andracki spent three seasons with the Crunch, winning the 1994 NPSL championship with them. When the Rowdies folded following the 1993 season, Andracki moved to the Atlanta Magic of the

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mid way through the 1994 season. In 1995, he moved to the

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of the

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. In June 1995, the

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selected Andracki in the NPSL Expansion Draft. He spent most of the season with the Terror, then was traded to the

Chicago Power The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League. After the 1995–96 season, the team was sold to Peter Pocklington, moved ...

in exchange for

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in March 1996. He played no games for the Power. In the spring of 1996, Andracki signed with the

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

of the A-League. He would remain with the Rhinos until 2000. In 1996, the Rhinos went to the A-League finals where Andracki played most of the first half before suffering facial injuries when he hit the goalpost with his face saving a shot. Despite the injuries, Andracki returned on October 30, 1996 as the Rhinos fell to

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in the 1996 U.S. Open Cup championship game. In the fall of 1996, he signed with the

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of the NPSL. In 1997, he moved to the

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. He spent two seasons with the Blizzard. In May 1998, the Rhinos loaned Andracki to the MetroStars of

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when Tim Howard left briefly to play for the

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. In September, the Rhinos again loaned out Andracki, this time to the

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where he played in 1–0 loss to the

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on September 10, 1998. In 2001, Andracki moved to the

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on loan but was back with Rochester later in the season.

References

External links

Rochester Rhinos: Bill Andracki

MLS player profile
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