Dave Boncek

Dave Boncek is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1986 MISL Rookie of the Year.

Dave Boncek
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-07-21) July 21, 1963
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1984 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 230 (46)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1981, Boncek graduated from St. Mary’s High School. He was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2002.[1] Boncek attended Indiana University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1981 to 1984. In 1982 and 1983, the Hoosiers won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[2]

In June 1985, the Kansas City Comets selected Boncek in the first round (fifth overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.[3] He was the 1986 MISL Rookie of the Year.[4] Boncek played for the Comets until the team released him in October 1989.[5] On January 3, 1990, Boncek returned to the Comets for the remainder of the 1989-1990 season.[6]

References
  1. St. Mary’s Hall of Fame
  2. Indiana Hoosiers championships
  3. Sting Goes For Indiana Stars In Draft
  4. "The Year in American Soccer – 1986". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  5. October 17, 1989 Transactions
  6. January 4, 1990 Transactions
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