Mike De Placido
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Michael Stephen "Mike" De Placido (born 9 March 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.
, De Placido started his career with York City
as an amateur before signing a professional contract in March 1972. He was capped
by England at youth level during 1972. He made 11 appearances for York before moving into non-League football
with Scarborough
, where he made four appearances and scored one goal in all competitions. He later played for Prince of Wales in the Scarborough Sunday League.
Career
Born in Scarborough, North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, De Placido started his career with York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
as an amateur before signing a professional contract in March 1972. He was capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
by England at youth level during 1972. He made 11 appearances for York before moving into non-League football
Non-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
with Scarborough
Scarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...
, where he made four appearances and scored one goal in all competitions. He later played for Prince of Wales in the Scarborough Sunday League.