Victor Jurisevic

Victor Jurisevic
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-11-09)9 November 1941
Place of birth Tuzla, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 9 February 2023(2023-02-09) (aged 81)
Place of death Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967 Windsor Teutonia
1968 Detroit Cougars 0 (0)
1968 Toronto Falcons 20 (6)
1969 Greek American AA
1969–1971 Toronto Croatia
1974 Chicago Croatian
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Jurisevic (born September 9, 1941 – 9 February 2023) was a Yugoslavian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Jurisevic played in the Yugoslav First League in 1966 with Sloboda Tuzla, and later with NK Istra 1961.[1][2] The following season, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Windsor Teutonia, where he recorded 29 goals.[3][4][2] He featured in the O' Keefe Trophy final against Hamilton Primos and scored the winning goal to secure the title for Windsor.[5] In 1968, he signed with the Detroit Cougars of the North American Soccer League.[6] He failed to make an appearance for Detroit as he was released during training camp.[7]

In May 1968, he signed with league rivals Toronto Falcons and made his debut against New York Generals.[8] In his debut season in the North American Soccer League, he recorded six goals.[9] He was also selected as a guest player for the NSL All-Star team in 1968 against the Canada national team in a friendly match.[10] In early 1969, he played in the German-American Soccer League with Greek American AA.[11] For the remainder of the 1969 season, he returned to the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia and played three seasons with the club.[12][13] In 1974, he played in the National Soccer League of Chicago with Chicago Croatian and featured in the 1974 National Challenge Cup.[14]

He died on February 9, 2023.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Klingbeil nets pair". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 15, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. 1 2 Kernaghan, Jim (June 6, 1968). "Vic Jurisevic: A lightning bolt or flash in the pan ?". Toronto Daily Star. p. 21.
  3. ↑ "Teutonia on move in National". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. August 28, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. ↑ Waring, Ed (May 13, 1968). "Jurisevic sets pace: Falcons score first victory, 3-2". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "Teutons repeat, 1-0". Windsor Star. November 13, 1967. p. 23.
  6. ↑ "NASL-Victor Jurisevic". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Jurisevic out to settle with Cougars". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 24, 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Jurisevic sparkles at Toronto". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. May 13, 1968. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  9. ↑ "Victor Jurisevic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  10. ↑ McKee, Ken (September 20, 1968). "National soccer team at Stanley Park Tuesday". Toronto Daily Star. p. 19.
  11. ↑ "Greek Amerk's In 5-0 Replay". New York Daily News. March 24, 1969. p. 79.
  12. ↑ "Jurisevic scores twice". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1971. p. 23.
  13. ↑ "Win advances Croatia team to tie for top". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 1970. p. 28.
  14. ↑ Korsower, Abe (May 19, 1974). "Croatans, Ganchos meet today". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. p. 85. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  15. ↑ "Obituary information for Victor Jurisevic". www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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