Bill Andracki (born May25, 1969) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper who had an extensive professional career playing both indoor and outdoor soccer.
Youth
In 1988 and 1989, Andracki attended Mercer County Community College, playing on the men's soccer team. He was a 1988 NJCAA First Team All American and was a member of the 1989 Junior College National Championship. He is a member of the Mercer County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 2008, he was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame.
[ NJCAA Soccer Records] In 1990, he transferred to Rutgers University where he was a two-year starter on the men's soccer team. In 1990, Rutgers finished runners up to the
UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship.
In 1991, Andracki was a Third Team All American.
[ 1991 All Americans]
Professional
In 1992, Andracki turned professional with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League.
He was selected as the 1992 First Team Goalkeeper
In addition to his outdoor career, Andracki spent several seasons playing indoor soccer. In September 1992, the
Milwaukee Wave selected Andracki in the first round (ninth overall) of the
NPSL II draft.
A month later, the Wave traded Andracki,
Tim Bartro and
Mark Kerlin to the
Cleveland Crunch in exchange for
David Vaudreuil.
Andracki spent three seasons with the Crunch, winning the 1994 NPSL championship with them. When the Rowdies folded following the 1993 season, Andracki moved to the
Atlanta Magic of the
USISL midway through the 1994 season. In 1995, he moved to the
Atlanta Ruckus of the A-League.
In June 1995, the Tampa Bay Terror selected Andracki in the NPSL Expansion Draft.
He spent most of the season with the Terror, then was traded to the
Chicago Power in exchange for
Stuart Dobson in March 1996.
[ Soccer tonight The Tampa Tribune – Friday, March 1, 1996] He played no games for the Power. In the spring of 1996, Andracki signed with the
Rochester Rhinos of the A-League. He would remain with the Rhinos until 2000. In 1996, the Rhinos went to the A-League finals where Andracki played most of the first half before suffering facial injuries when he hit the goalpost with his face saving a shot.
[ LEONETTI'S GOALS LIFT SOUNDERS TO REPEAT TITLE The News Tribune – Monday, October 7, 1996] Despite the injuries, Andracki returned on October 30, 1996, as the Rhinos fell to D.C. United in the 1996 U.S. Open Cup championship game. In the fall of 1996, he signed with the Philadelphia KiXX of the NPSL. In 1997, he moved to the
Buffalo Blizzard. He spent two seasons with the Blizzard. In May 1998, the Rhinos loaned Andracki to the
MetroStars of Major League Soccer when
Tim Howard left briefly to play for the United States U-20 men's national soccer team.
[ METROS WILL TAKE BEST SHOT AT UNITED The Record (New Jersey) – Saturday, May 9, 1998] In September, the Rhinos again loaned out Andracki, this time to the
Miami Fusion where he played in 1–0 loss to the
Columbus Crew on September 10, 1998. In 2001, Andracki moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks on loan but was back with Rochester later in the season.
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