Tibor Gemeri
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 29, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Subotica, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 | Crvenka | ||
1975–1976 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
1976 | Utah Golden Spikers | ||
1977 | Toronto Italia | ||
1978–1981 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 49 | (1) |
1981 | Toronto Blizzard | 9 | (2) |
International career | |||
1980 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tibor Gemeri (born April 29, 1951) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played with the national team.
Career
Born in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with FK Crvenka in the Yugoslav Second League before moving to Canada in 1975.[1] Initially he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles FC, and in 1977 with Toronto Italia.[2] He played club football for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[3]
International career
Gemeri made his debut for Canada in a scoreless draw on October 25, 1980 in a World Cup qualification match against the United States in Fort Lauderdale. He was replaced at half time by Mike Sweeney.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Blizzard bolsters midfield by acquiring Tibor Gemeri". Toronto Star. July 5, 1981. p. D4.
- ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 205.
- ^ Tibor Gemeri NASL career stats at NASL Jerseys
- ^ "Tibor Gemeri". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tibor Gemeri". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
External links
Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian people of Hungarian descent
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Sportspeople from Subotica
- Serbian emigrants to Canada
- Serbian footballers
- FK Crvenka players
- Utah Golden Spikers players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Toronto Italia players
- Serbian White Eagles FC players
- Yugoslav emigrants to Canada
- Yugoslav footballers
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian soccer biography stubs