Mike Duhaney
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Mike Duhaney is a retired American soccer player who played in Major League Soccer
(MLS) and the German third division. He was the 1997 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year
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Duhaney played college soccer
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
from 1992 to 1994, where he was named first-team All-Conference in 1994. Upon graduating in 1994, he spent all of 1995 training full-time with the U.S. U-23 Olympic team. He also played four games for the U.S. team at the 1995 Pan American Games
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Duhaney was selected eighty-seventh overall in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
by the Tampa Bay Mutiny
. He lost the entire 1996 season due to a knee injury. In 1997, he came on strong, seized the Mutiny's left back position and started twenty-five games, earning MLS Rookie of the Year. In June 1998, Duhaney was traded midway into the next season to the MetroStars
in exchange for Paul Dougherty
after the MetroStars backline was decimated by injuries. Although he saw a good deal of playing time with the Metros, he never settled in, and on January 28, 2000, was traded to the Columbus Crew
in exchange for Thomas Dooley. Duhaney stayed in Columbus for two years, starting thirty-nine games for the team, before being released after the 2001 season. In 2002, Duhaney signed with German second division team 1. FSV Mainz 05
. He did not make a first-team appearance until February 2003, and was released at the end of the season.
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS) and the German third division. He was the 1997 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year
MLS Rookie of the Year Award
In the United States, Major League Soccer has handed out a Rookie of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. MLS, as opposed to other American sports leagues like Major League Baseball, only designates a player as a rookie if the player has had no prior professional experience...
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Duhaney played college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
from 1992 to 1994, where he was named first-team All-Conference in 1994. Upon graduating in 1994, he spent all of 1995 training full-time with the U.S. U-23 Olympic team. He also played four games for the U.S. team at the 1995 Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
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Duhaney was selected eighty-seventh overall in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
by the Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Bay Mutiny
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...
. He lost the entire 1996 season due to a knee injury. In 1997, he came on strong, seized the Mutiny's left back position and started twenty-five games, earning MLS Rookie of the Year. In June 1998, Duhaney was traded midway into the next season to the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
in exchange for Paul Dougherty
Paul Dougherty
Paul Dougherty is an English former professional footballer and football coach who began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England...
after the MetroStars backline was decimated by injuries. Although he saw a good deal of playing time with the Metros, he never settled in, and on January 28, 2000, was traded to the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
in exchange for Thomas Dooley. Duhaney stayed in Columbus for two years, starting thirty-nine games for the team, before being released after the 2001 season. In 2002, Duhaney signed with German second division team 1. FSV Mainz 05
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
. He did not make a first-team appearance until February 2003, and was released at the end of the season.