Ted Hantak
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Ted Hantak is a former United States soccer forward.
Hantak attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) where he played Division II NCAA men's soccer in 1984 and 1985. An outstanding forward, Hantak scored 13 goals his freshman season. That year, UMSL lost to Seattle Pacific University in the NCAA Division II championship semifinals. Hantak continued his scoring pace as a sophomore, bagging 17 goals. That year, however, UMSL lost to Florida International in the second round of the tournament. Ironically, in 1984, Florida International won the championship and in 1985, Seattle Pacific won it. Hantak was All Conference in both 1984 and 1985 and was Second Team All American in 1985. He left the school after his sophomore year ranked fourth in career goals (30) and fourth in career points with 71, coming from his 30 goals and 11 assists.
On June 2, 1986, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Hantak in the first round (12th overall). However, on November 4, 1986, the St. Louis Steamers released Hantak.
In 1987, Hantak debuted with the United States men's national soccer team in a June 8 3-1 loss to Egypt at the 1987 President's Cup in South Korea. With his goal, Hantak became one of the few U.S. players to score in his debut with the national team. Hantak played the next two U.S. games in the cup, a 1-0 loss to South Korea and a 1-0 victory over Thailand. Hantak scored the winning goal against Thailand, giving him 2 goals in his first 3 national team games. These would be his only goals games with the full national team. For some reason, he never played again for the senior team. However, Hantak played two games, not recognized by FIFA as full internatioals, for the U.S. team in the 1987 Pan American Games. He scored another two goals, both in the 3-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. His last game with any of the U.S. national teams came on September 5th when he came on as a 65th minute substitute for Frank Klopas in a 4-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in an Olympic qualifier. He finished his national team career with 6 games (5 as a starter) and 4 goals.
In 1988, Hantak played 23 games for the Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He earned All AISA honors, placing second in the league with 21 goals and fourth with total points which came from his 21 goals and 10 assists.
