Mick Hoban
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Mick Hoban | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Michael Hoban | |
Date of birth | April 6, 1952 | |
Place of birth | Tipton, England | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1969-1970 | Aston Villa | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1970-1971 1971-1972 1973 1974 1975-1978 |
Aston Villa Atlanta Chiefs → Atlanta Apollos Denver Dynamos Portland Timbers |
35 (0) 19 (3) 16 (3) 65 (0) |
0 (0)
National team | ||
1973 | United States | 1 (0) |
Teams managed | ||
University of Portland (assistant) | ||
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Michael “Mick” Hoban (born April 8, 1952 in Tipton, England) is an English-U.S. soccer midfielder who began his career with Aston Villa in 1969 before moving to the North American Soccer League in 1971. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1973.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] England
Hoban attended St. Chad's College in Wolverhampton. In 1969, he signed with English first division club Aston Villa as a youth player. He saw time in six games with the Villa youth during the 1969-1970 season. In 1970, he moved to the senior team, but never entered a first team game, instead he played thirty-four games with the reserves.
[edit] United States
In 1971, Hoban Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League. In 1983, the Chiefs were sold to new ownership who renamed them the Apollos. At the end of the 1973 season, Hoban moved to the expansion Denver Dynamos for the 1974 season. In 1975, he was the first player signed by the expansion Portland Timbers[1] but by 1978 his career was in decline. He played only one game that season and retired at the end of the year.
[edit] U.S. National team
Hoban earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 win over Canada on August 5, 1973.[2]
[edit] Team management
During his years playing in the NASL, Hoban served as Director of Community Relations at each of his professional clubs.
[edit] Coaching
Hoban was an assistant coach to former Timbers team mate Clive Charles at the University of Portland men’s soccer team. He also coached youth soccer.
[edit] Post playing career
[edit] Sports wear
After retiring from playing, Hoban was hired by Nike, Inc.. Building on his history as a Director of Community Relations in the NASL, Hoban Nike's first soccer promotions manager. In this position, Hoban moved to Europe to market Nike there. He was then hired by Umbro as a Vice President of Soccer Promotions. He left Umbro to become a soccer marketing consultant.