Mike Garrett (soccer)
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Mike Garrett is a retired American soccer player and current businessman.
In 1979, Garrett graduated in from McLean High School
. He then attended George Mason University
where he played soccer for two and a half seasons. He turned professional in October 1981 after the Memphis Americans
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
drafted him in the first round of the 1981 collegiate draft. In the summer of 1984, he played outdoor soccer with the Buffalo Storm
of the United Soccer League
.
In 1984, he moved to the Kalamazoo Kangaroos
of the American Indoor Soccer Association as a player and assistant coach. He was elevated to head coach mid-way through the 1985-1986 season. The team folded at the end of the season and in 1987 Garrett moved to the Toledo Pride
as a player-coach. Garrett was known as a player for his exceptional skill, ball control and dribbling. As a coach he led both franchises he coached from a last place position to the playoffs.
He is the founder and owner of SoccerZone (www.soccer-zone.com). SoccerZone is a company that develops and operates indoor soccer facilities in Michigan and Indiana. The company has locations in Kalamazoo, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Grand Blanc, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana. He has also coached for TKO Premier Soccer (www.tkosoccer.org), a Kalamazoo, Michigan
, youth soccer club, since 1985. He is married to Tina (Blount) Garrett, formerly of Gordonsville, Va. They have 2 children.
In 1979, Garrett graduated in from McLean High School
McLean High School
McLean High School is a public secondary school located in McLean, Virginia. It is located on 1633 Davidson Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools....
. He then attended George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
where he played soccer for two and a half seasons. He turned professional in October 1981 after the Memphis Americans
Memphis Americans
The Memphis Americans were a soccer team based out of Memphis, Tennessee that played in the old Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1981 to 1984. Their home arena was the Mid-South Coliseum....
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
drafted him in the first round of the 1981 collegiate draft. In the summer of 1984, he played outdoor soccer with the Buffalo Storm
Buffalo Storm
Buffalo Storm were an American professional soccer team. They played for one season in the USL-1984 Roster: Dennis Mepham Randy Pikuzinski Rudy Pikuzinski Carlos Salguero Däniel Johansson...
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...
.
In 1984, he moved to the Kalamazoo Kangaroos
Kalamazoo Kangaroos
The Kalamazoo Kangaroos were an indoor soccer club based in Kalamazoo, Michigan that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association.The team was started in 1984 as one of the original members of the AISA. They played their games at Wings Stadium which seated 5,000 people and were coached in...
of the American Indoor Soccer Association as a player and assistant coach. He was elevated to head coach mid-way through the 1985-1986 season. The team folded at the end of the season and in 1987 Garrett moved to the Toledo Pride
Toledo Pride
The Toledo Pride were an American indoor soccer team. They played only one season in the American Indoor Soccer Association.-Ownership: Edward Cochran Robert Ransom John Glase Frank DeJulius Joshua Gotlieb...
as a player-coach. Garrett was known as a player for his exceptional skill, ball control and dribbling. As a coach he led both franchises he coached from a last place position to the playoffs.
He is the founder and owner of SoccerZone (www.soccer-zone.com). SoccerZone is a company that develops and operates indoor soccer facilities in Michigan and Indiana. The company has locations in Kalamazoo, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Grand Blanc, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana. He has also coached for TKO Premier Soccer (www.tkosoccer.org), a Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
, youth soccer club, since 1985. He is married to Tina (Blount) Garrett, formerly of Gordonsville, Va. They have 2 children.