Igor Vrablic

Igor Vrablic
Personal information
Date of birth	19 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)
1984	Golden Bay Earthquakes
1985–1986	RFC Sérésien
1986–1987	Olympiacos
1988	Toronto Blizzard
1989	Toronto Panhellenic
1991	North York Atletico Argentina
International career
1982	Canada U20
1983–1984	Canada U23
1984–1986	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Vrablic (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker.

Early and personal life

Vrablic was born in Bratislava and raised in Waterloo, Ontario.^[1]

Vrablic played with Kitchener Beograd at the youth level.^[2] He was drafted in the 2nd round, 13th overall in the 1982 NASL entry draft by the Toronto Blizzard.^[3] He played in the United States, Belgium, and Greece for the Golden Bay Earthquakes, RFC Sérésien and Olympiacos. He played for the Toronto Blizzard in 1988.^[4]^[5] In 1989, Vrablic played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic.^[6] In 1991, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with North York Atletico Argentina SC.^[7]

Vrablic earned 35 caps for Canada,^[8] representing them in the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[9] His international career ended in 1986 when, together with three other Canadian players, he was involved in a match-fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament.^[10]

#	Date	City	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 March 1985	National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Friendly
2	13 March 1985	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–1	Friendly
3	2 April 1985	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	United States	2–0	Friendly
4	2 April 1985	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	United States	2–0	Friendly
5	13 April 1985	Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada	Haiti	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	8 May 1985	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	14 September 1985	King George V Park, St. John's, Canada	Honduras	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 May 1986	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Wales	2–0	Friendly
9	24 August 1986	Singapore	Singapore	1–0	Merlion Cup
10	25 August 1986	Singapore	Malaysia	5–0	Merlion Cup
11	25 August 1986	Singapore	Malaysia	5–0	Merlion Cup
12	30 August 1986	Singapore	Indonesia	4–0	Merlion Cup

^ "Home". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 239.
^ "NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE Player Draft, round by round". UPI. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ Igor Vrablic at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
^ Waddell, Dave (31 July 1989). "Winless streak now 12 as Wheels lose another". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 22. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "Local Roundup - Wheels". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. 29 June 1991. p. 23. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Igor Vrablic – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Home". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 20 April 2021.