Mihalj Keri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth |
FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1967 | ŽAK Kikinda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | ŽAK Kikinda | ||
| 1968–1978 | Red Star Belgrade | 210 | (6) |
| 1979–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 91 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 18 | (8) |
| 1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men | 13 | (0) |
| 1982 | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 |
Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 34 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 |
Golden Bay Earthquakes | 48 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mihalj Keri (Serbian Cyrillic: Mиxaљ Kepи; born 15 January 1951) is a retired Yugoslav association football player who professionally played in Yugoslavia and the United States.
Born in
SFR Yugoslavia, his father was a footballer. Keri started his career by playing in local side ŽAK Kikinda where he debuted in the first-team being only 16. Scouts of numerous clubs noticed this youngster and, while his parents were favoring a move to FK Vojvodina, Keri himself decided to join Red Star Belgrade in 1968. At that time Miljan Miljanić was Red Star coach and he fancied Keri because of his calm character, specially when compared to other established stars which had exuberant lives. He debuted for Red Star Belgrade first-team in the 1969–70 Yugoslav First League making 13 league appearances that season, quite a remarkable achievement for an 18-year-old youngster at that time. Initially he played as a striker, but he also played as a midfielder and a full-back as well. Since then he became a regular in the team for the following decade only missing the 1976–77 season because of the Yugoslav Army conscription. He left Red Star during the winter break of the 1978–79 season and moved to the United States.[1]
In 1979, he moved to the United States where he signed with the
Major Indoor Soccer League
.
References
- ^ Mihalj Keri at redstarbelgrade.info (in Serbian)
- ^ NASL All Star Teams Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sports Illustrated: A Roundup Of The Week July 12-18 Archived 2012-07-26 at archive.today
- ^ Mudry, Richard (September 18, 1983). "Rookie Thompson captures NASL honors". Tampa Tribune. p. 15-D. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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