| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1935-07-27)27 July 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Bečej, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 18 April 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19xx–19xx | Jedinstvo Novi Bečej | ||
| 19xx–1953 | Proleter Zrenjanin | ||
| 1954–1960 | Partizan | 38 | (7) |
| 1960–1964 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
| 1965 | Trikala | 8 | (5) |
| 1965–1966 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 1966 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
| 1967 | Los Angeles Toros | 16 | (3) |
| 1968 | San Diego Toros | 32 | (9) |
| 1968–1969 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Proleter Zrenjanin | ||
| 1974 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mihalj Mesaroš (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаљ Месарош, Hungarian: Mészáros Mihály; 27 July 1935 – 18 April 2017) was a Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.
Career
Born in Novi Bečej and nicknamed "Meske" he started his career at local side FK Jedinstvo Novi Bečej from where he moved to FK Proleter Zrenjanin playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League. Then he moves to the capital Belgrade and joins FK Partizan. He played 127 games and scored 57 goals for the black&whites, 43 games and 10 goals in the Yugoslav First League. Next he played for NK Rijeka and FK Sloboda Tuzla. In 1968, he moved to the United States and played with Los Angeles Toros in the NPSL, and next season the club changed its name to San Diego Toros and played in the NASL. Afterwards he returned to Yugoslavia and in 1974 he was back to the United States, this time playing with San Jose Earthquakes in the NASL.
References
- ^ Pokloni u 2012. godini Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine at municipality of Novi Bečej official website, retrieved 29-11-2014 (in Serbian)
- All-time players #597 at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 29-11-2014
- ^ Mihalj Meszaros at NASLjerseys.com
External links
- Mihalj Mesaros at naslsoccer.blogspot.com
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- 1935 births
- 2017 deaths
- People from Novi Bečej
- Footballers from Central Banat District
- Men's association football forwards
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- FK Proleter Zrenjanin players
- FK Partizan players
- FK Sloboda Tuzla players
- Trikala F.C. players
- HNK Rijeka players
- Los Angeles Toros players
- San Diego Toros players
- San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
- Yugoslav Second League players
- Yugoslav First League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Serbian football forward stubs