Josip Ognjanac

Josip Ognjanac (born January 24, 1942) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward.

Josip Ognjanac
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-01-24) January 24, 1942
Place of birth Zemun, DF Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961 Red Star Belgrade
1964 FK Radnički Niš
1968–1969 Serbian White Eagles
1970 Rochester Lancers 9 (0)
1970 Serbian White Eagles
1971 Montreal Olympique 4 (0)
1972 New York Greeks
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ognjanac played at the youth level with Red Star Belgrade, and ultimately reached the senior team.[1] He later played with FK Radnički Niš, and Jedinstvo Zemun.[1] Throughout his tenure with Radnički he was named to the Belgrade City All-Star team.[2] Later on he played abroad for three seasons in Sweden for Malmö FF.[2] In 1968, he ventured out to the United States and settled in Canada where he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[1][3]

In 1970, he played in the North American Soccer League with the Rochester Lancers.[4] He played the remainder of the season with the Serbian White Eagles.[5][6] In 1971, he returned to the North American Soccer League to play with Montreal Olympique.[7][8] In 1972, he played in the American Soccer League with the New York Greeks.[5]

References
  1. Stolze, Craig (February 14, 1970). "Talent Where You Find It". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. p. 42. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. "Lancers Sign First Player for 1970". newspaperarchive.com. Newark Courier Gazette. January 8, 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. "Soccer match called as ousted T-D player refuses to quit field". The Globe and Mail. June 5, 1968. p. 31.
  4. Loj, Alex (April 11, 1970). "Kickoff - Perolli's a Stern Disciplinarian". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. p. 44. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. "NASL-Josip Ognjanac". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. "White Eagles trim Olympia". The Globe and Mail. August 11, 1970. p. 26.
  7. "Atlanta soccer opener". Newspapers.com. Montreal Gazette. April 16, 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  8. "Josip Ognjanac | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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