Mike Ammann was born on February 8,1971 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper in England and Major League Soccer.
15 Facts About Mike Ammann
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Mike Ammann entered Cal State-Fullerton where he played on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1993.
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Mike Ammann played for Charlton Athletic in the second tier of English football from 1994 to 1996.
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When Major League Soccer started in 1996, Mike Ammann was initially not signed, but late in the inaugural season he signed with the then-Kansas City Wiz.
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However, Mike Ammann played well despite the lack of success, and was named Defensive Player of the Year two consecutive seasons.
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Mike Ammann was selected to the 2000 MLS All Star game and started in goal for the Eastern Conference.
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Mike Ammann missed the last five weeks of the 2000 MLS season after Mamadou Diallo collided with him in a game against the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
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Diallo stepped on Mike Ammann, resulting in three broken three ribs, a punctured lung, and a concussion.
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The incident, which was dubbed "Crime of the Century" by Metro teammate Mike Ammann Petke, saw Diallo receive no punishment.
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Mike Ammann's doctor had never performed the procedure prior to operating on Mike Ammann and left him permanently disabled.
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Mike Ammann suffers disabilities in his right and left arms and hands.
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Since 2003, Mike Ammann worked in information technology and became the director of channel sales at Tintri.
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In 2010, Mike Ammann founded Twenty-Four Seven Goalkeeper, a goalkeeper academy in the Northern Virginia area, which taught both boys and girls of all ages.
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Mike Ammann then merged 247GK with GK Icon and founded GK Icon USA some time before 2013.
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Mike Ammann is currently the President of Purechannels, a global B2B Channel Marketing Agency.