Greg Bajek (born May 29, 1968) is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player, coach and team owner who played professionally in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

and owned a franchise in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

. Bajek grew up in

Clifton, New Jersey Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Criss-crossed by several major highways, the city is a regional commercial hub for North Jersey and is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York Metropolitan Area. As ...

and graduated from Clifton High School. He attended

Kean College Kean University () is a public university in Union and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially establis ...

, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1990. He was a 1988 NCAA Division III First Team All American. In July 1991, Bajek turned professional when he signed with the

Penn-Jersey Spirit Penn-Jersey Spirit played in the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 and 1991. The team's home stadium was Lions Stadium in Ewing, New Jersey, on the campus of Trenton State College (today known as the College of New Jersey). The team ...

of the

. In 1992, he moved to Poland where he played for

Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...

. On March 3, 1994, Bajek signed with the North Jersey Imperials of the

USISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. In 1995 and 1996, the Imperials played in the

USISL Pro League The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer (t ...

. In 1996, Bajek joined the

Central Jersey Riptide Central Jersey Riptide were an American soccer team that played in Clark, New Jersey. They joined the USISL Pro League in 1996, but were relegated to the USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a sem ...

of the USISL Pro League. In 1998 and 1999, the team moved down to the

USISL D-3 Pro League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. In 2000, he played for the New Brunswick Brigade. In 2001, Bajek became the owner and coach of the

Jersey Falcons Jersey Falcons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the f ...

. From 2002 to 2004, he played for the Falcons. In 2003, he again became the head coach.FALCONS LOOK TO SOAR IN '04
/ref> When the team collapsed in 2005, Bajek finished his career with the

Western Mass Pioneers Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Lusitano Stadium, ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bajek, Greg Living people 1968 births American soccer coaches American soccer players American expatriate soccer players American soccer chairmen and investors American Professional Soccer League players Stal Stalowa Wola players Jersey Falcons players North Jersey Imperials players Central Jersey Riptide players New Brunswick Brigade players Penn-Jersey Spirit players USISL players USL Second Division players USL League Two players Western Mass Pioneers players Association football midfielders Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Clifton, New Jersey