Ivan Borodiak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Borodiak | ||
| Date of birth | April 22, 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Talleres (RE) | ||
| 1959 | Almagro | ||
| 1960–1966 | Philadelphia Ukrainians | ||
| 1965 | Toronto Roma | ||
| 1966–1967 | Newark Ukrainian Sitch | ||
| 1967–1968 | Philadelphia Spartans | 12 | (0) |
| 1968 | Cleveland Stokers | 26 | (0) |
| 1969 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| National team | |||
| 1964 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Iván "John" Borodiak (born 1940) is an Argentine-American soccer full back who played for Argentina, the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
Professional[]
Borodiak was born in Argentina of Ukrainian descent, and started his career in the Argentine league, playing for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, and later for Almagro. In early 1960, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming National Challenge Cup series. The move paid off and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967 National Challenge Cups. In 1965, during the ASL off season he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma.[1] In 1967, he played for the Newark Ukrainian Sitch and Philadelphia Spartans. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League.[2] The next year, he transferred to the Baltimore Bays. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star.[3]
National team[]
Borodiak earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to England on May 27, 1964.[4]
References[]
- ^ Kernaghan, Jim (June 16, 1965). "Roma has two real travelers". Toronto Daily Star. p. 16.
- ^ "Pele Is an Old Rival of Stokers' Navarro". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ "NASL All-Star Teams, all-time". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
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- Argentine people of Ukrainian descent
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- Argentine footballers
- Baltimore Bays players
- Cleveland Stokers players
- Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
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