Mike Enneking

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Mike Enneking
Personal information
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1983 Washington Huskies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1985 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 56 (1)
1984 Fort Lauderdale Sun 0 (0)
1987 Seattle Storm
1997 Seattle Sounders 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike Enneking is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is the Vice President of Crossfire Premier Soccer Club. [1]

Enneking graduated from Bellarmine Preparatory School in 1980. He set the Washington State prep single season scoring record with 39 goals and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. [2] He then attended the University of Washington where he played on the men's soccer team from 1980 to 1983. [3] In the fall of 1983, he signed with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Stars. In the spring of 1984, Enneking signed with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League, but played no games before being released in June 1984. [4] After being released by the Stars in 1985, Enneking became a car salesman and eventually opened his own dealership. In 1987, he joined the F.C. Seattle Storm of the Western Soccer Alliance. He was the Alliance's the third leading scorer that season. [5] In 1997, he played for the Seattle Sounders of the USISL A-League. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Crossfire Premier Soccer Club Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Bellarmine Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Washington Huskies soccer records
  4. ↑ SUN'S OWNER GETS REDUCED BOND BUT MAY STAY IN JAIL FOR WEEKEND Miami Herald, The (FL) - Friday, June 15, 1984
  5. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1987". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  6. ↑ HIS SOCCER DREAM HAS LEGS - MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER THE STARS CUT MIKE ENNEKING , HE IS BACK PLAYING FOR THE SOUNDERS The News Tribune - Saturday, June 7, 1997
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