Michael Mikes is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who spent most of his career with the

Colorado Foxes The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the American Professional Soccer League, and later in the A-League, between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. In 19 ...

in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

Player

Mikes played for Scott Galagher in St. Louis as a child and graduated from St. John Vianney High School. He attended the

University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England. UE offers more than 80 differ ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 1983 to 1986. He was a 1985 Third Team and 1986 Second Team All American. In 2006, the University of Evansville inducted Mikes into the school's Hall of Fame. in 1990, Mikes joined the

of the

, playing for them through at least 1995. He also played four games for the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

during the 1992-1993 National Professional Soccer League season.

Coach

In September 1991, Mikes became an assistant coach at

Regis University Regis University is a private Jesuit university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1877 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers more than 120 degrees through 5 colleges in a variety of subjects, including education, liberal arts, business, nu ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikes, Mike Living people American men's soccer players American soccer coaches American Professional Soccer League players Colorado Foxes players Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Wichita Wings players Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people)