Janusz Michallik
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| Date of birth | April 22, 1966 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Gwardia Warszawa | 10 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | |||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Louisville Thunder (indoor) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Canton Invaders (indoor) | |||||||||||
| 1990 | Boston Bolts | |||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Atlanta Attack (indoor) | |||||||||||
| 1992 | Gremio Lusitano | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Connecticut Wolves | |||||||||||
| 1995 | → New York Centaurs (loan) | |||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Columbus Crew | 42 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1998 | New England Revolution | 12 | (0) | |||||||||
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| 1991–1994 | United States | 44 | (1) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Janusz Michallik (born April 22, 1966 in Chorzów, Poland) is a retired Polish-American soccer defender and current soccer coach and television sports commentator.
Michallik moved to the United States with his father, a former Polish national team player, at the age of 16. His father had previously spent time in the U.S. in 1976 when he played for the Hartford Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League. While Michallik played for the junior Polish national team, he never played for the senior team, making him eligible for the U.S. team once he gained his citizenship.
In 1983, Michallik began his professional career with Gwardia Warszawa. He played 10 games before his family moved to the U.S. In 1984, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and played a single season with the team. He continued to play indoor soccer with his next two teams, the Louisville Thunder and Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA), winning championships with them both despite only playing one season with each team. In 1988, he tried out with the Dallas Sidekicks of MISL, but while he played in the pre-season he was not offered a contract by the team. In 1990, Michallik moved to outdoor soccer with the Boston Bolts of the newly established American Professional Soccer League (APSL). In the fall of 1990, he signed with the Atlanta Attack of the AISA. In 1992, he played for the amateur Gremio Lusitano. In 1995, he signed with the Connecticut Wolves of USISL. He played several early season games with the Wolves, then went on loan to the New York Centaurs of the A-League.
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