Mike McLenaghen (born June 10, 1954 in

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) is a Canadian former

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player and member of the Canadian national soccer team.

Early life

McLenaghen also excelled at lacrosse as a teenager, participating in the Canadian national championship

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. He was a member of his local senior soccer club Pegusus F.C. at age 15 and captained Canadian's 1972 National Youth soccer team.

Soccer career

McLenaghen was a member of the Canadian olympic team for the

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and played collegiately in 1977 and 1978 for

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. McLenaghen played four seasons in the NASL, each one on a different team. He played the summer of 1979 with the

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, 1980 with the

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, 1981 for

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, and 1982 with the Edmonton Drillers. McLenaghen played eight 'A' internationals for Canada, once in 1975 (against

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), six times in 1980, and once in 1981. He did not score any international goals. He also played for Vancouver Columbus FC in the 1987–88 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLenaghen, Mike 1954 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian lacrosse players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian men's soccer players Olympic soccer players for Canada Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Los Angeles Aztecs players Minnesota Kicks players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Soccer players from Burnaby Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer players Simon Fraser University alumni Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Canadian sportsmen