Miguel "Mike" Barca (born January 30, 1954) is a retired American
soccer goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
who played professionally in the
North American Soccer League,
American Soccer League and
Major Indoor Soccer League.
Barca attended
East Side High School in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Fairleigh Dickinson University
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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1971 to 1974.
"'Healthy Neto, New Acquisitions Strengthen Lineup of Americans"
'' Asbury Park Press'', June 30, 1977. Accessed April 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com
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In November 2018, ...
. "Center forward Rubin Cantera and goalkeeper Mike Barca have been added to the roster.... Barca played under Schellscheidt with the North American Soccer League Hartford Bicentennials in 1975 and is a graduate of Newark East Side High School (where he played with current Americans Tino Dominguez and Telmo Pires) and Falrleigh Dickinson University (where he gained All-New Jersey-Pennsylvania-Delaware honors.)" He was a 1974 Honorable Mention (third team) All American and graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
Barca turned professional in 1975 with the Hartford Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, he joined the New Jersey Americans of the American Soccer League] where he played two seasons. In 1978, he signed with the Cleveland Force (1978–88), Cleveland Force of Major Indoor Soccer League. Barca retired from professional soccer in 1980. In April 1982, Monchik Weber hired Barca as a program manager. In 1984, he moved to AT&T
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where he held a variety of management positions over the next twenty-two years. He became an independent contractor in 2007.
References
External links
NASL statsLinkedIn profile
1954 births
Living people
East Side High School (Newark, New Jersey) alumni
Soccer players from Newark, New Jersey
American men's soccer players
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Connecticut Bicentennials players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
New Jersey Americans (soccer) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
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