Goran Hunjak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goran Hunjak (born 13 November 1965 in Yugoslavia) is a retired football player.
Club career
[edit]"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
[edit]- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "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
External links
[edit]- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zagreb
- Men's association football midfielders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Croatian men's footballers
- NK Zagreb players
- Wichita Wings (MISL) players
- Baltimore Spirit players
- Washington Warthogs players
- Kansas City Attack players
- Tampa Bay Mutiny players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- MLS Pro-40 players
- Philadelphia KiXX players
- Vermont Voltage players
- Kansas City Comets (2001–2005) players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- USL League Two players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks