Mike Bookie
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| Mike Bookie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Bookie | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1904 | |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Date of death | October 12, 1944 (aged 40) | |
| Place of death | Camp Eglin, Florida, United States | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1924-1925 1925-1926 1926- |
Jeannette Vestaburg Boston Wonder Workers New Bedford Whalers Cleveland Slavia Pittsburgh Curry |
5 (1) 4 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1930 | United States | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael “Mike” Bookie (born September 12, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died October 12, 1944 at Camp Eglin, Florida) was a U.S. soccer forward. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
[edit] Professional career
Bookie began his athletic career as a minor league baseball player playing shortstop in Pittsburgh. He then joined several amateur soccer clubs in western Pennsylvania before signing with the Boston Wonder Workers of the American Soccer League in 1924. In 1925, he moved to the New Bedford Whalers of the ASL. After only one season with the Whalers, he moved again, to Cleveland Slavia of the Mid-West Professional League. Bookie was with Slavia when selected to the U.S. 1930 World Cup team[1], but after the cup, he continued to play for various teams in Cleveland before finishing his career with Pittsburgh Curry.
[edit] National team
While selected to the U.S. roster for the 1930 FIFA World Cup, Bookie never entered a game in the cup. After Argentina eliminated the U.S. in the semifinals, the U.S. went on a tour of Uruguay and Brazil. In the only official international game of the tour, Bookie earned his only national team cap in a 4-3 loss to Brazil.[2]
He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
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