Mohammad Attiah
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Mohammad "Baby Jet" Attiah is a retired Ghanaian professional football (soccer) forward
. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League
.
In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen year old. He left Ghana in 1970 to play in Nigeria. In 1973, the Dallas Tornado
of the North American Soccer League
brought him to the United States. He played two seasons in Dallas. In 1975, he played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers
of the American Soccer League
. He played for the team through the 1977 season when the team was known as the New England Oceaneers. He then played for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League
for three seasons. He retired in 1981.
In 1984, he became the director of public relations for the Canton Invaders
of the American Indoor Soccer Association.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
.
In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen year old. He left Ghana in 1970 to play in Nigeria. In 1973, the Dallas Tornado
Dallas Tornado
Dallas Tornado were a soccer team based in Dallas that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1981. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl , P.C. Cobb Stadium , Franklin Field , Texas Stadium and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
brought him to the United States. He played two seasons in Dallas. In 1975, he played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers
Rhode Island Oceaneers
The Rhode Island Oceaneers was an American soccer club based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island that was a member of the American Soccer League.-History:...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. He played for the team through the 1977 season when the team was known as the New England Oceaneers. He then played for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
for three seasons. He retired in 1981.
In 1984, he became the director of public relations for the Canton Invaders
Canton Invaders
The Canton Invaders was an indoor soccer club based in Canton, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Columbus Invaders.- Canton Invaders :...
of the American Indoor Soccer Association.