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Željko Bilecki (born 28 April 1950) is a Canadian retired soccer player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Željko Bilecki | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969 | Toronto Croatia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 1975–1978 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 66 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 12 | (0) |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 18 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 29 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1977 | Canada | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Bilecki played at the youth level with Toronto Croatia's junior team in 1969.[1] In 1970, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia's senior team.[2] He was named the league's top goalkeeper twice in 1971, and 1972.[3] In 1974, he assisted in securing the NSL Championship against Toronto Homer.[4] For the 1975 season he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Metros-Croatia.[5]
He later played for three other NASL sides in the United States: Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Tulsa Roughnecks.[6][7] He won a Soccer Bowl with Toronto in 1976 and was a runner-up in 1979 for Tampa Bay.[8] He was the back up goalie for Tulsa when they won Soccer Bowl '83. Bilecki also won the NASL's indoor title in 1979–80 with Tampa Bay.
International career
Bilecki made his debut for Canada on 22 December 1976 in a 3–0 victory against the United States in a World Cup qualification match in Port-au-Prince. He won two more caps the next year, the last of these coming in a 2–1 win over Suriname on 12 October 1977 in Mexico City, where he came on at the start of the second half to replace Tony Chursky.[9]
References
- Waring, Ed (1 September 1969). "Croatia off as Hamilton wins tourney". The Globe and Mail. p. 23.
- Waring, Ed (30 July 1970). "Brazilian rookie now NSL's Pele". The Globe and Mail. p. 35.
- "National Soccer League 1926 to 1992" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Waring, Ed (21 October 1974). "White Eagles romp to Canadian title, defeat Calgary 3-1". The Globe and Mail. p. S6.
- Balberstadt, Alan (20 May 1975). "Metros have plenty of scoring chances but Cosmos defeat them in home opener". The Globe and Mail. p. 35.
- Labow, Jeffrey (15 March 1979). "Rowdies get Bilecki in deal with Blizzard". The Globe and Mail. p. 50.
- "Bilecki on move". Calgary Herald. 13 March 1981. p. 22.
- "Toronto beats Kicks 3-0 in Soccer Bowl". Winona Daily News. 29 August 1976. p. 19.
- "Zeljko Bilecki". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
- Željko Bilecki at the Canadian Soccer Association
- NASL career stats
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