Veljko Tukša
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1974 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 1974–1978 | Dinamo Zagreb | 44 | (5) |
| 1977 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 15 | (4) |
| 1978–1984 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 183 | (58) |
| 1979 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 7 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Rochester Lancers | 40 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans (indoor) | 35 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 24 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 70 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Veljko Tukša (known in the United States as Val Tuksa; born 21 November 1950) is a retired Yugoslavian football (soccer) player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1982 MISL Defender of the Year.
In 1979, Tuksa played for Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League. In 1980 and 1981, he played for the Rochester Lancers in the NASL. In 1978, he signed with the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League where he would play every winter indoor season until 1984. He was the 1982 MISL Defender of the Year.[1] In 1984, he moved to the Las Vegas Americans. When the Americans folded at the end of the season, the head coach Don Popovic moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit where he signed Tuksa. The Spirit folded at the end of the 1985-1986 season. In November 1986, the Tacoma Stars signed Tuksa.[2] On 5 December 1987, the Stars released Tuksa.[3] The team signed him at a reduced salary in January 1988,[4] but he saw time in only eighteen games before being released.
Yearly awards
- MISL Defender of the Year 1981-82[citation needed]
- MISL All-Star Team 1981-82, 1982–83[citation needed]
References
- ^ 1981-1982 MISL
- ^ "Manager of Year McNamara finally wins a close decision". The San Diego Union. California, US. 5 November 1986.
- ^ "Stars send Ingram to Steamers". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5 December 1987.
- ^ "Tacoma Stars re-sign Tuksa for added defense". The Seattle Times. 28 January 1988.
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Yugoslav footballers
- Croatian footballers
- NK Zagreb players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945) players
- Las Vegas Americans players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- New York Arrows players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Tacoma Stars players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Yugoslav expatriates in Canada
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Yugoslav First League players
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders