Mick Hoban - President

Native of England…attended St. Chad's College in Wolverhampton...began his career as a professional soccer player with Aston Villa (Birmingham, England) before moving to the United States, in 1971, to play in the North American Soccer League...Director of Community Relations at three professional clubs (Atlanta, Denver, Portland)...joined Nike Inc, when he retired as a player, and became Nike's first soccer promotions manager...moved, with his family, to Europe to initiate Nike's soccer sports marketing activities, including contracts with top players and clubs...recruited by Umbro to become Vice President of Soccer Promotions when the brand was driving to be a leader in the United States soccer industry...following this successful effort, started his own consultancy, specializing in soccer sports marketing ...worked extensively with adidas in the United States and internationally (Europe, South America and Asia), "Soccer America" (the leading weekly soccer publication), the United States Youth Soccer Association, Coerver Coaching (the world's leading soccer coaching education system), World of Soccer (North America's premier soccer education company), and numerous other clients...a licensed soccer coach in England and the United States and a former staff coach for the Oregon Youth Soccer Association...coached at NCAA Division I level (University of Portland Men's program) and his amateur teams have won state championships at every level in Oregon...member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Governor's Council... has volunteered for Special Olympics and TOPSoccer... author of articles for "Soccer America", adidas' "Three Stripes Magazine", and "Soccer Products and Services", a UK publication.