Sandje Ivanchukov

Sandje Ivanchukov (July 23, 1960 – August 29, 2007) was an American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Sandje Saranovich Ivanchukov
Sandje Ivanchukov in 1979
Personal information
Full name Sandje S. Ivanchukov
Date of birth (1960-07-23)July 23, 1960
Place of birth Neptune Township, New Jersey, United States
Date of death August 29, 2007(2007-08-29) (aged 47)
Place of death Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 (0)
1979–1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 12 (0)
1980 San Jose Earthquakes 2 (0)
1981 New England Sharks
1981–1982 Philadelphia Fever (indoor)
1982 Pennsylvania Stoners
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Ethnically Kalmyk Mongol, Ivanchukov's father, Saran Ivanchukov, immigrated to the United States from Bulgaria where he had played on the Bulgarian national team. Born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, Ivanchukov grew up in Howell Township and graduated from Howell High School. He was a 1977 Second Team NSCAA High School All American soccer player.[1]

Professional

In 1978, the Tampa Bay Rowdies drafted Ivanchukov out of high school. He signed on an amateur contract in order to maintain his eligibility for the Olympic team. He played two and a half outdoor and one indoor season with Tampa Bay. In June 1980, the Rowdies traded Ivanchukov to the San Jose Earthquakes.[2] The Earthquakes released him at the end of the season. In 1981, he played for the New England Sharks of the American Soccer League.[3] In the fall of 1981, he joined the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League and spent the 1982 season with the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League.

National team

Ivanchukov played for the national youth teams. In 1979, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1979 Pan American Games.[4]

Ivanchukov later gained his degree from DeVry Technical Institute in computer robotics.

References
  1. 1977 High School All Americans
  2. Ivanchukov's Troubles
  3. N.E. SHARKS SIGN EX-TEA MAN REID Boston Globe - Friday, April 24, 1981
  4. 1979 Pan American Games: Argentina vs. USA
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