Igor Vrablic

Igor Vrablic (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker.

Igor Vrablic
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) 8 (2)
1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 11 (4)
1985–1986 RFC Sérésien 14 (3)
1986–1987 Olympiacos 7 (1)
1988 Toronto Blizzard 22 (8)
1989 Toronto Panhellenic
1991 North York Atletico Argentina
National team
1982 Canada U20 4 (2)
1983–1984 Canada U23 13 (2)
1984–1986 Canada 35 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early and personal life

Vrablic was born in Bratislava and raised in Waterloo, Ontario.[1]

Career

Club career

Vrablic played with Kitchener Beograd at the youth level.[2] He was drafted in the 2nd round, 13th overall in the 1982 NASL entry draft by the Toronto Blizzard.[3] He played in the United States, Belgium, and Greece for the Golden Bay Earthquakes, RFC Sérésien and Olympiacos. He played for the Toronto Blizzard in 1988.[4][5] In 1989, Vrablic played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic.[6] In 1991, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with North York Atletico Argentina SC.[7]

International career

Vrablic earned 35 caps for Canada,[8] representing them in the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1986 FIFA World Cup.[9] His international career was ended in 1986 when, together with three other Canadian players, he was involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament.[10]

International goals

[8]

#DateCityOpponentResultCompetition
110 March 1985National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
2–1
Friendly
213 March 1985Montego Bay, Jamaica Jamaica
1–1
Friendly
32 April 1985BC Place, Vancouver, Canada United States
2–0
Friendly
4
513 April 1985Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada Haiti
2–0
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
68 May 1985Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti
2–0
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
714 September 1985King George V Park, St. John's, Canada Honduras
2–1
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
810 May 1986Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Wales
2–0
Friendly
924 August 1986Singapore Singapore
1–0
Merlion Cup
1025 August 1986Singapore Malaysia
5–0
Merlion Cup
11
1230 August 1986Singapore Indonesia
4–0
Merlion Cup

References
  1. https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=3269&t=profile&
  2. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 239.
  3. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/14/NORTH-AMERICAN-SOCCER-LEAGUE-Player-Draft-round-by-round/2881408690000/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Igor Vrablic". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  5. "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
  6. Waddell, Dave (31 July 1989). "Winless streak now 12 as Wheels lose another". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 22. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. "Local Roundup - Wheels". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. 29 June 1991. p. 23. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  9. Igor Vrablic – FIFA competition record
  10. http://www.canadasoccer.com/?t=roster&pid=3269
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