Mike Barbarick
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Mike Barbarick is a retired American soccer goalkeeper
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
, American Soccer League
, United Soccer League
and American Indoor Soccer Association.
Barbarick attended the University of Washington
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1977 to 1979. In 1981, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League
and played one game during the 1981-1982 NASL indoor season. He began the 1982 outdoor season with the Sounders before being traded to the San Diego Sockers during the season. In 1983, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
of the American Soccer League
. In 1984, he played for the Houston Dynamos of the United Soccer League
. He led the American Indoor Soccer Association with the lowest goals against average
and greatest number of victories during the 1984-1985 season.
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
, United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
and American Indoor Soccer Association.
Barbarick attended the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1977 to 1979. In 1981, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and played one game during the 1981-1982 NASL indoor season. He began the 1982 outdoor season with the Sounders before being traded to the San Diego Sockers during the season. In 1983, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners
Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. In 1984, he played for the Houston Dynamos of the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. He led the American Indoor Soccer Association with the lowest goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
and greatest number of victories during the 1984-1985 season.