Mickey Cohen is an American former professional soccer goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League.Cohen attended Long Island University where he played on the men's soccer team. In 1971 he signed with the Connecticut Wildcats of the American Soccer League and remained with them through the 1978 season. In 1976 he played one season for the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League. Cohen was also the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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