Miguel "Mike" Noha ( ua, Михайло (Мігель, Майкл) Нога) was a U.S.

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. He spent at least five seasons in the American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Professional career

Born in the barrio of

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, Noha played football with local side Defensores de Villa Maipú in the Argentine league. In 1959, he moved to the

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, where he played for the

Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals The first Philadelphia Ukrainians team, also known as the "Philadelphia Tridents", Tryzub FC (Ukrainian Sports Association Philadelphia Tridents, in uk, УСО (Український Спортовий Осередок) «Тризуб» (Філ� ...

until a knee injury ended his career in 1974. He was the ASL leading scorer during the 1959-1960 season with twenty-two goals. That season, Noha also gained a "double" when the Ukes won the ASL and

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titles. They won the National Cup in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kickers with Noha scoring all five Philly goals. Philadelphia repeated as league and National Cup champions in 1960-1961. While Noha did not lead the league in scoring, he was the league MVP. He was still listed with Philadelphia when he appeared with the national team in 1964. In 1962, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma. He returned to play in the ECPSL in 1963 with the Montreal Ukrainians. After a dispute with club officials he re-signed with Toronto Roma for the remainder of the 1963 season.

National team

Noha earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to

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on May 27, 1964.

References

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