Goran Hunjak
Goran Hunjak (born 13 November 1965 in Yugoslavia) is a retired football (soccer) player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 November 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | NK Zagreb | ||
1988–1992 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 88 | (21) |
1992–1994 | Baltimore Spirit (indoor) | 75 | (91) |
1994 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 25 | (47) |
1994–1997 | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | 118 | (177) |
1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 21 | (2) |
1997 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 21 | (18) |
1998 | Kansas City Wizards | 12 | (0) |
1998 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | 26 | (24) |
1999–2001 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 78 | (92) |
2000 | Vermont Voltage | ? | (1) |
2001–2005 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 78 | (41) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
"Scorin" Goran Hunjak[1] began his professional career in 1983 with for NK Zagreb in the Croatian First Division. In 1988, he moved to the United States and signed with the Wichita Wings in Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1992, the league collapsed and Hunjuk moved to the Baltimore Spirit in the National Professional Soccer League. In 1994, the expansion Washington Warthogs which played a summer indoor soccer in the Continental Indoor Soccer League made Hunjak its first player when it selected him in the expansion draft. He played one season with Washington where he was a first team All Star,[2] then moved to the Kansas City Attack in the fall of 1994 for three seasons. In January 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny drafted Hunjak. He spent the 1996 season in Tampa Bay filling in as the team's play maker when Carlos Valderrama was with the Colombian national team.[3] In spring 1997, he signed with the Washington Warthogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.[4] He returned to Major League Soccer after being drafted by the Kansas City Wizards in the first round (eighth overall) of 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. He returned to the NPSL, rejoining his previous team, the Kansas City Attack for the 1998-1999 season. In 1999, he moved to the Philadelphia KiXX for two seasons before transferring to his final team, the Kansas City Comets in 2001.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1994". Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- MLS prepares for second season with few changes
- Soccer Shorts Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine