Mike Noha

Miguel "Mike" Noha

Personal information
Date of birth	1939
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Toronto Ukrainians
1972–1974	Ukrainian Lions
1959–1964	Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
1962	Toronto Roma
1963	Montreal Ukrainians
1963	Toronto Roma
International career
1964	United States	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel "Mike" Noha[a] (born 1939) is a former soccer player who played as a forward. He spent at least five seasons in the American Soccer League. Born in Argentina, he earned one cap for the United States national team.

Professional career

Born in the barrio of Villa Urquiza, Noha played soccer with local side Defensores de Villa Maipú in the Argentine league. In 1959, he moved to the United States, where he played for the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals until a knee injury ended his career in 1974.[1] He was the ASL leading scorer during the 1959–1960 season with twenty-two goals. That season, Noha also gained a "double" when the Ukes won the ASL and National Challenge Cup titles. They won the National Cup in a 5–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kickers, with Noha scoring all five Philly goals.[2] Philadelphia repeated as league and National Cup champions in 1960–1961. While Noha did not lead the league in scoring, he was the league MVP. He was still listed with Philadelphia when he appeared with the national team in 1964.

In 1962, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma.[3] He returned to play in the ECPSL in 1963 with the Montreal Ukrainians.[4] After a dispute with club officials, he re-signed with Toronto Roma for the remainder of the 1963 season.[5][6]

National team

Noha earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10–0 loss to England on May 27, 1964.

Notes

1. Ukrainian: Михайло Нога, romanized: Mykhailo Noha

References

1. Perpignan, Javier (July 2011). "Vecinos sin fronteras: El optimista del gol" (in Spanish). El Barrio. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
2. «Phenomenal Mike Noha scores all five goals before 5,500 fans» // «The Ukrainian Weekly», No. 106, June 4, 1960, p. 1
3. Waring, Ed (August 27, 1962). "Crook Scores Two Goals as Roma Captures Italian Cup: Ex-Ukrainian Star Paces 4-1 Triumph For 7-2 Series Edge". The Globe and Mail. p. 18.
4. "Montreal Ukraina has lost soccer weekend". Toronto Daily Star. July 15, 1962. p. 12.
5. Waring, Ed (July 31, 1963). "Three for Noha, Roma Wins 7-0". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
6. Taylor, Joe (July 31, 1963). "Noha Takes Three-Goal Revenge for the $500 Ukraina Fined Him". Toronto Daily Star. p. 13.