Željko Bilecki
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Željko Bilecki | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Toronto Croatia | |||
1975–1978 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 66 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 12 | (0) |
1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 18 | (0) |
1980–1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 29 | (0) |
International career | |||
1976–1977 | Canada | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Željko Bilecki (born 28 April 1950) is a Canadian retired soccer player.
Club career
Bilecki played for Toronto Croatia and then in the North American Soccer League for Toronto Metros-Croatia in Canada. He later played for three other NASL sides in the United States: Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Tulsa Roughnecks. He won a Soccer Bowl with Toronto in 1976 and was a runner-up in 1979 for Tampa Bay. He was the back up goalie for Tulsa when they won Soccer Bowl '83. Bilecki also won the NASL's indoor title in 1979–80 with Tampa Bay.
International career
Bilecki made his debut for Canada on 22 December 1976 in a 3–0 victory against the United States in a World Cup qualification match in Port-au-Prince. He won two more caps the next year, the last of these coming in a 2–1 win over Suriname on 12 October 1977 in Mexico City, where he came on at the start of the second half to replace Tony Chursky.[1]
References
- ^ "Zeljko Bilecki". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
- Use dmy dates from June 2013
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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- Croatian expatriates in the United States
- Croatian emigrants to Canada
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- Association football goalkeepers
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- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Toronto Croatia players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- Yugoslav emigrants to Canada
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