Victor Jurisevic
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 9, 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Tuzla, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967 | Windsor Teutonia | ||
1968 | Detroit Cougars | 0 | (0) |
1968 | Toronto Falcons | 20 | (6) |
1969 | Greek American AA | ||
1969–1971 | Toronto Croatia | ||
1974 | Chicago Croatian | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Victor Jurisevic (born September 9, 1941) is a Yugoslavian former footballer who played as a forward.
Career[]
Jurisevic played in the Yugoslav First League in 1966 with Sloboda Tuzla, and later with NK Istra 1961.[1][2] The following season he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Windsor Teutonia where he recorded 29 goals.[3][4][2] He featured in the O' Keefe Trophy final against Hamilton Primos, and scored the winning goal to secure the title for Windsor.[5] In 1968, he signed with Detroit Cougars of the North American Soccer League.[6] Unfortunately he failed to make an appearance for Detroit as he was released during training camp.[7]
In May, 1968 he signed with league rivals Toronto Falcons, and made his debut against New York Generals.[8] In his debut season in the North American Soccer League he recorded six goals.[9] He was also selected as a guest player for the NSL All-Star team in 1968 against the Canadian national team in a friendly match.[10] In early 1969, he played in the German-American Soccer League with Greek American AA.[11] For the remainder of the 1969 season he returned to the National Soccer League to sign with Toronto Croatia, and played three seasons with the club.[12][13] In 1974, he played in the National Soccer League of Chicago with Chicago Croatian, and featured in the 1974 National Challenge Cup.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Klingbeil nets pair". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 15, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b Kernaghan, Jim (June 6, 1968). "Vic Jurisevic: A lightning bolt or flash in the pan ?". Toronto Daily Star. p. 21.
- ^ "Teutonia on move in National". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. August 28, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 13, 1968). "Jurisevic sets pace: Falcons score first victory, 3-2". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.
- ^ "Teutons repeat, 1-0". Windsor Star. November 13, 1967. p. 23.
- ^ "NASL-Victor Jurisevic". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Jurisevic out to settle with Cougars". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 24, 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Jurisevic sparkles at Toronto". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 13, 1968. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Victor Jurisevic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ McKee, Ken (September 20, 1968). "National soccer team at Stanley Park Tuesday". Toronto Daily Star. p. 19.
- ^ "Greek Amerk's In 5-0 Replay". New York Daily News. March 24, 1969. p. 79.
- ^ "Jurisevic scores twice". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1971. p. 23.
- ^ "Win advances Croatia team to tie for top". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 1970. p. 28.
- ^ Korsower, Abe (May 19, 1974). "Croatans, Ganchos meet today". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. p. 85. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Yugoslav footballers
- Toronto Falcons (1967–68) players
- Greek American AA players
- Toronto Croatia players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- National Soccer League (Chicago) players
- Sportspeople from Tuzla
- German-American Soccer League players