Alan Placek
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2023}}
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| position = Goalkeeper
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| years1 = 1996–1997
| years2 = 1998–2001
| years3 = 1999–2000
| years4 = 2004
| clubs1 = Mid-Michigan Bucks
| clubs2 = Detroit Rockers (indoor)
| clubs3 = Mid-Michigan Bucks
| clubs4 = Windsor Border Stars
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Alan Placek is a former American soccer player who played in the USISL Premier League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
Playing career
Placek played four years of college soccer at Butler University.{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Men's Soccer Records |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/butler.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/9/17/Butler_M_Soccer_Record_Book_Entering_2018.pdf |access-date=March 21, 2023 |publisher=Butler University}}{{Cite news |last=Mittman |first=Dick |date=November 26, 1995 |title=Butler goalie has 'Dogs in hunt |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121320098/butler-goalie-has-dogs-in-hunt/ D9], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121320321/goalie/ D16] |work=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121320098/butler-goalie-has-dogs-in-hunt/ |access-date=March 21, 2023}}
Placek began his professional career in 1996 with the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USISL Premier League.{{Cite news |last=Constantine |first=Mark |date=June 12, 2001 |title=Bucks vs. old friend |pages=1C |work=The Saginaw News}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.buckssoccer.com/AboutUs/252498.html |title=Michigan Bucks |website=www.buckssoccer.com |access-date=April 3, 2016 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} During his first tenure with the Bucks he helped the club win their division title in 1997. In 1998, he signed with the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League, where he appeared in 32 matches.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/alan-placek/|title=Alan Placek {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=April 3, 2016}} In 1999, he returned to Michigan helping the club to win two division titles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.buckssoccer.com/AboutUs/298614.html |title=Michigan Bucks |website=www.buckssoccer.com |access-date=April 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023133/http://www.buckssoccer.com/AboutUs/298614.html |archivedate=March 4, 2016 }} In 2004, Placek signed with the newly formed Windsor Border Stars of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cpsl.ca/news.asp?news=253 |title=CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League |date=December 20, 2004 |access-date=March 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041220122223/http://www.cpsl.ca/news.asp?news=253 |archivedate=December 20, 2004 }} In his debut season he helped the club reach the final of the Open Canada Cup, where Windsor faced Ottawa St. Anthony Italia and won the tournament by defeating Ottawa 4–2 in penalties.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpsl92.htm|title=September 6, 2004 CPSL Ottawa St Anthony Italia vs Windsor Border Stars in the Canada Open Cup Final (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=April 3, 2016}} During the regular season he helped Windsor finish third in the Western Conference, and clinch a postseason berth. In the quarterfinals the team faced Toronto Croatia, but suffered a 5–0 defeat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpsl1z.htm|title=October 3, 2004 CPSL Quarterfinal Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Border Stars (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=April 3, 2016}}
References
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Flint City Bucks players
Category:Detroit Rockers players
Category:Windsor City FC players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players