fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place position manageryears birth_date managerclubs article_title name
michael mahoney 1970 1981 1979 -- 1981 1982 -- 1986 -- 1975 1975 -- 1978 1979 1979 -- torquay surf '' -lrb- indoor -rrb- '' los angeles lazers '' united -lrb- indoor -rrb- '' newcastle united chicago sting california surf california 4 157 108 3 25 24 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bristol , england goalkeeper 1986 -- 1987 1987 25 october 1950 los angeles lazers '' -lrb- interim -rrb- '' angeles lazers '' -lrb- assistant -rrb- '' los mike mahoney -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 mike mahoney
mike mahoney -lrb- footballer -rrb-

mike mahoney is a retired english football goalkeeper who played professionally in england and the united states .
in 1967 , mahoney began his professional career with bristol city .
he saw limited play before being acquired by torquay united in august 1970 .
he played for torquay until march 1975 , when his contract was sold to newcastle united .
in november 1978 , the chicago sting of the north american soccer league purchased mahoney 's contract from newcastle united .
the sting sent him to the california surf halfway through the 1979 season .
he played two and a half outdoor and two indoor seasons with the surf .
in 1982 , he joined the los angeles lazers of the major indoor soccer league , spending four seasons with them .
he retired in spring 1986 and became an assistant coach with the lazers for the 1986 -- 1987 season .
in january 1987 , he was named interim head coach after peter wall was fired .
following the demise of the lazers , mahoney retired .
