Ivica Raguž
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 24, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | SR Croatia SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991 | Toronto Croatia | ||
1992–1994 | NK Zadar | 54 | (0) |
1994 | Toronto Rockets | 5 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Singapore Armed Forces FC | ||
1999–2000 | Slaven Belupo | 9 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
2001–2002 | NK Zadar | 1 | (0) |
2003 | Toronto Croatia | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ivica Raguž is a Croatian former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder, where he had a notable run in the S.League.
Playing career
Raguž played in the National Soccer League in 1991 with Toronto Croatia, where he received the league's MVP award.[1] In 1992, he played with NK Zadar of the Croatian First Football League in 1992.[2] In 1994, he went abroad to play in the American Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Rockets.[3] He made his debut for Toronto on July 27, 1994 against Montreal Impact.
He later played in the newly formed S.League with the Singapore Armed Forces FC, where he formed an instrumental triumvirate with fellow Croatian imports Velimir Crljen, and Jure Ere.[4] In his debut season he was named the Player of the Year. During his tenure with SAFFC he won a league title, Singapore Cup, and the Singapore FA Cup. In 1999, he returned to Croatia to play with NK Slaven Belupo.[5] The following season he had another season in Singapore with Woodlands Wellington FC.
After a brief stint with Woodlands he returned to his former club Zadar for the 2001-02 season.[6] In 2003, he returned to Toronto Croatia to play in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[7]
References
- ^ "Local Round Up - Wheels". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. December 18, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ivica Raguž". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Lodes, Kirk J. (2008). The American Soccer Guide. Kirk Lodes. ISBN 9781930852099.
- ^ "S-league: Facts & Figures". Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Slaven Belupo 1999-00". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "NK Zadar 2001-02". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- NK Zadar players
- Toronto Rockets players
- Warriors FC players
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- Woodlands Wellington FC players
- Toronto Croatia players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Croatian First Football League players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 1968 births
- Association football midfielders
- Croatian football midfielder stubs