Refik Kozić
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Bačko Novo Selo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1972 | Istra Pula | ||
1972–1980 | Partizan Belgrade | 165 | (11) |
1980–1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 104 | (7) |
1980–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 31 | (8) |
1983–1984 | New York Cosmos (indoor) | 31 | (6) |
1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Refik Kozić (Serbian Cyrillic: Рефик Козић, born 1950) is a retired Yugoslav professional footballer who played for FK Partizan, and in the NASL between 1980 and 1984 for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. His son Alen Kozić was also a professional player.
Club career
Born in Bačko Novo Selo, SR Serbia, Kozić began his professional career with NK Istra in 1968. He moved to FK Partizan in 1972 where he played in the Yugoslav First League for 8 seasons.[1] In 1980, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In November 1983, the New York Cosmos signed Kozić after the Rowdies had waived him two months prior. Kozic played the 1983-84 NASL indoor season with the Cosmos. On April 27, 1984, the Cosmos traded Kozić back to the Rowdies in exchange for Pedro DeBrito.[2]
References
- ^ All Partizan players stats Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 13-2-2012
- ^ Rowdies trade DeBrito for Kozic
External links
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Yugoslav footballers
- Serbian footballers
- Association football defenders
- NK Istra players
- FK Partizan players
- Yugoslav First League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- New York Cosmos players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Serbian football defender stubs