Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 18, 1960 | ||
Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1982 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1983 | Chicago Sting (MISL) | 26 | (13) |
1982–1983 | Chicago Sting | 14 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Chicago Sting (NASL indoor) | 14 | (0) |
1984 | Jacksonville Tea Men | ||
1984–1985 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 41 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mike Twellman (born December 18, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and two in the first Major Indoor Soccer League.
Twellman, and his brothers Tim, and Steve, grew up in the soccer hot bed of St. Louis, Missouri. Twellman, along with his brothers, attended and played soccer at St. Louis University High School. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1982. [1] In 1979, he was a member of the SIUE NCAA Men's Soccer Championship team. Twellman was inducted into the SIUE Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 as part of the 1979 national championship soccer team. [2]
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