| Mike Sweeney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Sweeney | |
| Date of birth | December 25, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Playing position | midfielder or defender (retired) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980–1982 1983–1984 1984 1984–1986 1987–1988 1988 1988–1989 1989–1992 1988–1990 |
Edmonton Drillers Vancouver Whitecaps Golden Bay Earthquakes Cleveland Force (indoor) Minnesota Strikers (indoor) Baltimore Blast (indoor) Toronto Blizzard Cleveland Crunch (indoor) Boston Bolts |
86 (2) 22 (0) 21 (2) 87 (18) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1980–1993 | Canada | 61 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mike Sweeney (born December 25, 1959 in Duncan, British Columbia) is a former Canadian soccer player.
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In 1980, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League signed Sweeney. He spent three seasons with the Drillers before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 1983 season. While he began the 1984 season with the Whitecaps, he was traded to the Golden Bay Earthquakes. The NASL folded at the end of the 1984 season. Sweeney, never discouraged, continued to display soccer skills far advanced compared to the rest of the league.
Sweeney was also a long-time Cleveland Force MISL player. He then moved to the Minnesota Strikers for the 1987-1988 season.[1] He then moved to the Baltimore Blast. In 1989, the Cleveland Crunch selected Sweeney in the Expansion Draft. On June 30, 1989, he signed with the Crunch and remained with the team through at least the 1991-1992 season.[2]
In 1988, Sweeney spent time with the Toronto Blizzard of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).
In 1988, he signed with the Boston Bolts of the American Soccer League (ASL). In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). The Bolts spent one season, 1990, in the APSL before folding.
The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inducted Sweeney in 2002.[3]
A defender or midfielder, Sweeney made his debut for Canada in a September 1980 friendly match against New Zealand and earned 61 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented Canada in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and played 2 of Canada's games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, the country's only appearance at a World Cup finals. Sweeney was sent off in the second game against Hungary[2], making him the only Canadian player ever to be dismissed at a World Cup Finals tournament.
He also played for Canada at the 1984 Olympics and was a squad member at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship [3] but did not play.
His final international game was an August 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 1985 | Victoria, Canada |  Haiti |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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