Ivan Jurisic (footballer, born 1970s)
Ivan Jurisic is a Serbian former footballer who played the majority of his career in North American soccer leagues.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Jurisic | ||
| Date of birth | 1972-1974[1][a] | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Laurier Golden Hawks[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Toronto Argentina | ||
| 1992-1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 18 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Hamilton White Eagles | ||
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | North York Astros | ||
| 2001–2004 | Brampton Hitmen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Jurisic played in the National Soccer League in 1991 with Toronto Argentina.[3] The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard.[4] He continued playing with Toronto Blizzard in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993.[5] After appearing in three matches with Toronto he was waived on June 18, 1993.[6] In 1995, he returned to the Canadian National Soccer League to play with the Hamilton White Eagles.[7] He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against Toronto Italia.[7] He also played in the Canadian International Soccer League when Hamilton White Eagles joined the league in 1996.[1]
In 1997, he was signed by expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the USISL A-League.[1] The following season Jurisic returned to his former team under the name the North York Astros in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the team on June 24, 1998 in a match against Toronto Croatia.[8] He also played at the college level in 1998 at Wilfrid Laurier University.[2] In 2001, he signed with league rivals Brampton Hitmen.[9][10] During his term with Brampton his biggest achievement with the club was in 2003, where he won the CPSL Championship after defeating Vaughan Sun Devils in the playoff finals by a score of 1-0.
References edit
- ^ a b c Bailey, Dave. "Soccer News Story". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ a b "Ivan Jurisic". Laurier Golden Hawks. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Wheels fall in opener". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. July 18, 1991. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Lenarduzzi makes a plea for some defence". Vancouver Sun. July 18, 1992. p. B13.
- ^ "Ivan Jurisic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "People Transactions". Montreal Gazette. June 18, 1993. p. F4.
- ^ a b Brown, Stewart (June 9, 1995). "White Eagles debut Sunday against Astros". Hamilton Spectator. p. C3.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-04-23. Archived from the original on 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Hitmen defeat Italian side". Brampton Guardian. August 20, 2004. p. 19.
- ^ Based on reference where he was 24 in 1997