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Mohammad Attiah
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-02-15) February 15, 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Dallas Tornado 3 (1)
1975–1977 Rhode Island Oceaneers
1978–1981 Cleveland Force (indoor) 37 (14)
1979 Cleveland Cobras
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad "Baby Jet" Attiah is a retired Ghanaian professional football (soccer) forward. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League.

In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen-year-old. He left Ghana in 1970 to play in Nigeria.[1] In 1973, the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League brought him to the United States. He played two seasons in Dallas. In 1975, he played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers of the American Soccer League.[2] He played for the team through the 1977 season when the team was known as the New England Oceaneers.[3] He then played for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League for three seasons.[4][5][6] He retired in 1981.

In 1984, he became the director of public relations for the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[7]

References

  1. ^ ' BABY JET' PASSING ALONG TIPS Richmond Times-Dispatch - Wednesday, July 26, 1989
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1977". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  4. ^ The Cleveland Force 1978-1979 Season
  5. ^ The Cleveland Force 1979-1980 Season
  6. ^ The Cleveland Force 1980-1981 Season
  7. ^ CANTON TO HOST 1ST AISA ALL-STAR GAME Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Friday, September 27, 1985