Mirsad Huseinovic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 26, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth |
Plav, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Brooklyn Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| SC Gjoa | |||
| New York Albanians | |||
| 1991–1992 | Brooklyn Italians | ||
| 1993 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | ||
| 1995 | New York Centaurs | 18 | (1) |
| 1996 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2006 | Greek American AA | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mirsad Huseinovic (born November 26, 1968) is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented the United States at international level.
Huseinovic spent one season in the American Professional Soccer League and also played with the NY/NJ Metrostars in Major League Soccer.
He earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
Early life and career
[edit]Huseinovic moved to the United States from Yugoslavia with his family when he was five. His family settled in Brooklyn where he learned to play soccer from his father. He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1987.
He then attended Brooklyn College from 1988 to 1992 where he played on the men's soccer team. While playing with Brooklyn, he also played with several teams in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League, including SC Gjoa and the New York Albanians.
Club career
[edit]Huseinovic played at least two years with the Brooklyn Italians, winning the 1991 U.S. Open Cup with them.
In April 1993, the San Diego Sockers selected him in the fourth round of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft.[1]
On April 12, 1995, Huseinovic signed with the New York Centaurs of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). While with the Centaurs, he played with his cousin Sadri Gjonbalaj.
On July 4, 1996, the NY/NJ MetroStars of Major League Soccer acquired Huseinovic. He played one game, a total of 45 minutes, with the MetroStars before being released.
Since then, he has continued to play with the Greek American AA of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.[2]
International career
[edit]Huseinovic earned one cap with the United States national team in a scoreless tie with Costa Rica on February 12, 1992. Head coach Bora Milutinović put him on as second-half substitute for Jorge Acosta.
References
[edit]- ↑ Socks' Draftees — The Sockers' selections in the CISL Collegiate / Amateur Draft. San Diego Union-Tribune, Thursday, April 8, 1993.
- ↑ Open Door Shuts: G-A Atlas eliminated from U.S. Open Cup Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Plav, Montenegro
- Bosniaks of Montenegro
- American people of Bosniak descent
- American Professional Soccer League players
- American men's soccer players
- Brooklyn Italians players
- Greek American AA players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Major League Soccer players
- New York Centaurs players
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- United States men's international soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- New Utrecht High School alumni
- Brooklyn College alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
