Ferdo "Fred" Grgurev (born September 14, 1951) is an American retired soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned 14

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, scoring one goal, for the

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. Grgurev was born in Sutomiscica, a village on the island of

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. He was a former owner of the famed

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steakhouse,

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Professional

In 1976 and 1977, Grgurev played for the New York Apollo in the American Soccer League. In 1978, he joined the

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of the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1978, he began his indoor career with the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He led the league in scoring and was a First Team All Star. He was back in the NASL in 1979, this time with the Rochester Lancers. He went on to play for the Fever again during the 1979–80 indoor season and the Lancers during the 1980 outdoor season. In the fall of 1980, Grgurev joined the New York Arrows, winning the 1981 MISL title with them. He moved to the New Jersey Rockets during the offseason, but on October 2, 1982, rejoined the Arrows on a two-year contract. He began the 1983–84 season in New York before being sold to the

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in February 1984. At the end of the season, the Americans moved to

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to become the

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. Grgurev continued playing for the Americans in their new home during the 1984–85 season. When the Americans folded in the summer of 1985, Grgurev became a free agent and signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit in September 1985. The Spirit folded at the end of the season and Grgurev did not play again until he signed with the

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on January 2, 1987. However, the Express also folded soon after and Grgurev retired. Grgurev was the original MISL's ninth all-time point scorer with 544. He was the league's seventh all-time goal scorer with 331. As a member of the Fever, Grgurev was Scoring Champion as well as Pass Master (''ie.'' assists leader) in the league's inaugural season, 1978–79. It would be however his only scoring title as all-time leaguer scoring

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won six of the next seven seasons'.

National team

Grgurev earned fourteen caps with the

between 1973 and 1976. He scored against

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in a friendly played in

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on May 8, 1973, which the Americans won 2-0.USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979

Awards

* MISL Top Goalscorer 1978-79 (46) * MISL Scoring Champion 1978-79 (74) * MISL Pass Master (most assists) 1978-79 * MISL All-Star Team 1978-79

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grgurev, Fred 1951 births Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Las Vegas Americans players Memphis Americans players New Jersey Rockets (MISL) players New York Apollo players New York Arrows players New York Cosmos players New York Express players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Pittsburgh Spirit players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players United States men's international soccer players Sportspeople from Zadar Yugoslav footballers Association football forwards