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Yugoslav footballer
Victor Jurisevic
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-11-09) November 9, 1941 (age 83)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. The following season he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Windsor Teutonia where he recorded 29 goals. He featured in the O' Keefe Trophy final against Hamilton Primos, and scored the winning goal to secure the title for Windsor. In 1968, he signed with Detroit Cougars of the North American Soccer League. He failed to make an appearance for Detroit as he was released during training camp.

In May, 1968 he signed with league rivals Toronto Falcons, and made his debut against New York Generals. In his debut season in the North American Soccer League he recorded six goals. He was also selected as a guest player for the NSL All-Star team in 1968 against the Canada national team in a friendly match. In early 1969, he played in the German-American Soccer League with Greek American AA. 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. In 1974, he played in the National Soccer League of Chicago with Chicago Croatian, and featured in the 1974 National Challenge Cup.

References

  1. "Klingbeil nets pair". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 15, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. ^ Kernaghan, Jim (June 6, 1968). "Vic Jurisevic: A lightning bolt or flash in the pan ?". Toronto Daily Star. p. 21.
  3. "Teutonia on move in National". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. August 28, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. Waring, Ed (May 13, 1968). "Jurisevic sets pace: Falcons score first victory, 3-2". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.
  5. "Teutons repeat, 1-0". Windsor Star. November 13, 1967. p. 23.
  6. "NASL-Victor Jurisevic". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. "Jurisevic out to settle with Cougars". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 24, 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  8. "Jurisevic sparkles at Toronto". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 13, 1968. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  9. "Victor Jurisevic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  10. McKee, Ken (September 20, 1968). "National soccer team at Stanley Park Tuesday". Toronto Daily Star. p. 19.
  11. "Greek Amerk's In 5-0 Replay". New York Daily News. March 24, 1969. p. 79.
  12. "Jurisevic scores twice". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1971. p. 23.
  13. "Win advances Croatia team to tie for top". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 1970. p. 28.
  14. Korsower, Abe (May 19, 1974). "Croatans, Ganchos meet today". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. p. 85. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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