Everything about Michael Collins Soccer totally explained
Michael Collins (born in
Hicksville, New York) is a former U.S.
soccer midfielder. Collins played for at least twelve teams in nearly half a dozen leagues over his seventeen year professional career. He also earned two
caps with the
U.S. national team in 1988.
Youth and college
Collins grew up in
Hicksville, New York where he played on the Hicksville Americans youth club. In 1979, the Americans went to the McGuire Cup final where it lost to Imo’s Pizza of
St. Louis, Missouri. Collins also played soccer at
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in
West Islip, New York. Following his graduation of St. John’s in 1979, he spent the fall semester playing college soccer at
Mercy College before turning professional.
Professional career
In January, 1980, Collins signed with the
New York United of the
American Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the team, seeing very little playing time, before the team folded at the end of the 1981 season. Collins moved to the
New York Arrows of
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He made his playing debut on December 3, 1981 and remained with the Arrows until they folded following the 1983-1984 season. In 1984, he signed with the
New York Nationals of the
United Soccer League. The Nationals folded at the end of the season. That winter, he returned to MISL, this time with the
Baltimore Blast. The Blast went to the championship series before losing to the
San Diego Sockers. Collins left the Blast and signed with the expansion
New York Express on August 27, 1986. The Express went 3-23 before folding during the season. On March 4, 1987, the
Los Angeles Lazers purchased Collins’ contract from the Express.
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) The Lazers folded in 1989. He played at least the 1991-1992 MISL season with the
San Diego Sockers. On January 9, 1993, the
Milwaukee Wave of the
National Professional Soccer League signed Collins for the remainder of the 1992-1993 season.
(External Link) He then moved to the
Milwaukee Rampage for the 1994
USISL.
(External Link) That winter, Collins signed with the
Buffalo Blizzard (NPSL) for the 1994-1995 season. At the end of the season, he moved to the
Seattle SeaDogs for the 1995
Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) season. In 1996, he played with the
Sacramento Knights of the CISL. That winter, he was back with the
Buffalo Blizzard, then played with the
Detroit Safari for the 1997 CISL season.
National team
Collins earned two
caps with the
U.S. national team in 1988. His first game cap was a 3-0 loss to
Chile on June 5, 1988. He came on for
3-0 loss Chile June 5, 1988. Came off for
Chris Sullivan. His second game was a 1-0 loss to
Ecuador on June 7, 1988.
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