Ivan Jurisic (Serbian footballer)

Ivan Jurisic is a Serbian former footballer who played the majority of his career in North American soccer leagues.

Ivan Jurisic
Personal information
Full name Ivan Jurisic
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Toronto Argentina
1993 Toronto Blizzard 3 (0)
1995–1996 Hamilton White Eagles
1997 Toronto Lynx 1 (0)
1998–1999 North York Astros
2001–2004 Brampton Hitmen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Jurisic played in the National Soccer League in 1991 with Toronto Argentina.[1] He played in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993 with Toronto Blizzard, appearing in three matches.[2] In 1995, he returned to the Canadian National Soccer League to play with the Hamilton White Eagles. He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against Toronto Italia.[3] In 1997, he was signed by expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League.[4]

The following season Jurisic returned to his former team under the name the North York Astros in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the team on June 24, 1998 in a match against Toronto Croatia.[5] He helped North York secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the overall standings. In 2001, he signed with newly franchise Brampton Hitmen.[6][7] During his term with Brampton his biggest achievement with the club was in 2003, where he won the CPSL Championship after defeating Vaughan Sun Devils in the playoff finals by a score of 1-0.

References
  1. "Wheels fall in opener". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. July 18, 1991. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. "Ivan Jurisic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-07-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Brown, Stewart (June 9, 1995). "White Eagles debut Sunday against Astros". Hamilton Spectator. p. C3.
  4. Bailey, Dave. "Soccer News Story". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  5. Glover, Robin. "Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. Glover, Robin. "Wednesday June 27, 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  7. "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-04-23. Archived from the original on 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-28.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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