Njego Pesa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 30, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth |
Zaton, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 |
Ulster Senators | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Dallas Tornado | 64 | (18) |
| 1979–1980 |
St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 15 | (15) |
| 1982 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 35 | (15) |
| 1983–1984 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 17 | (15) |
| 1984–1986 |
St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 87 | (42) |
| 1986–1987 | New York Express (indoor) | 20 | (16) |
| 1986–1987 |
San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 17 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1982 |
United States | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Njego Pesa (
U.S. national team
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Youth
Pesa was born in Croatia, but moved to the U.S. as a youth and grew up in
Ulster Community College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1977 to 1978.[1]
Ulster won the JUCO national title in 1978 with Pesa leading the attack.
Professional
In January 1979, the
Tacoma Stars in the MISL championship series.[6]
National team
Pesa earned seven
He scored one goal with the U.S. Olympic team in a 4-4 tie with Suriname in an April 2, 1980 Olympic qualification game. However, that game is not considered a full international by FIFA.
References
- ^ "Dips Get Salvemini, Radovich" Washington Post (D.C.) Tuesday, January 9, 1979
- ^ "CUBILLAS REJOINS RESHUFFLED STRIKERS FOR ROUGHNECKS" Miami Herald Sunday, July 4, 1982
- ^ St. Louis Steamers Rosters Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Express hoping to catch on" Evening Tribune (San Diego) Tuesday, September 30, 1986
- ^ "Pesa may have punch that Socks need" Evening Tribune (San Diego) Saturday, March 7, 1987
- ^ "Sockers make roster changes" Evening Tribune (San Diego, California) Friday, June 12, 1987
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989 Archived September 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine