Alain F. Maca is a retired Belgian-American

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defender and former President of the JFK International Air Terminal (Terminal 4). Maca was the first person drafted by the

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and spent four seasons in the league. He also earned five

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with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975.

College

Maca's father, Joe, was a member of the U.S. team at the

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. Maca attended the

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(SUNY Brockport) where he played on the men's soccer team from 1968 to 1971. He was a second team

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n in 1969 and a third team All-American in 1970 and graduated in 1972 with a

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in sports science. The university inducted Maca into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
/sup> Inducted into the Brockport Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Soccer career

Professional

On February 9, 1972, the

(NASL) held its first college draft. The

Miami Toros The Miami Toros were a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the ...

drafted Maca with the first draft pick in that draft. Maca spent the 1972 NASL season in Miami, seeing time in eleven games. He moved to the Baltimore Bays of the American Soccer League (ASL) for the 1973 season. In 1974, the expansion

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of the NASL signed Maca. He spent three seasons with the Dips. He finished his playing career with the ASL

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in 1977 and 1978.
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National team

Maca earned five

with the USMNT, U.S. national team. His first cap came in a 1–0 win over

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on September 9, 1973. His last came in a 2–0 loss to

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on August 24, 1975.
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Aviation career

KLM

Maca joined

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. , ),

in 1972. Over his years playing soccer, Maca also spent time during the athletic off seasons working for KLM in airports in New York,

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and

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. After a brief time working for Ogden Aviation Services in 1994, he rejoined the company and remained with it until 1998. His final position with the company was the Area Director Customer Services North America.

JKK International Terminal

After leaving KLM in 1998, Maca was the General Manager at the JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT). In that capacity, he oversaw the reconstruction of the terminal. When the reconstruction was complete in May 2001, Maca moved to GlobeGround Aviation. He has since returned to JFKIAT where he serves as its president.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

In 2005, he spent about nine months as the interim Chief Operating Officer at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
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External links

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NASL Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maca, Alain 1950 births Living people American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Baltimore Bays (1972–73) players Belgian emigrants to the United States Businesspeople in aviation Miami Toros players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players New York Apollo players Footballers from Brussels United States men's international soccer players Washington Diplomats (NASL) players Men's association football defenders State University of New York at Brockport alumni 20th-century American sportsmen