Ivan Jurisic is a Serbian former

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who played the majority of his career in North American soccer leagues.

Playing career

Jurisic played in the

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in 1991 with Toronto Argentina. The following season he played in the

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with

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. He continued playing with Toronto Blizzard in the

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in 1993. After appearing in three matches with Toronto he was waived on June 18, 1993. In 1995, he returned to the Canadian National Soccer League to play with the

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. He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against Toronto Italia. He also played in the Canadian International Soccer League when Hamilton White Eagles joined the league in 1996. In 1997, he was signed by expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the

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. The following season Jurisic returned to his former team under the name the

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in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the team on June 24, 1998 in a match against Toronto Croatia. He also played at the college level in 1998 at

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. In 2001, he signed with league rivals Brampton Hitmen. During his term with Brampton his biggest achievement with the club was in 2003, where he won the

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after defeating

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in the playoff finals by a score of 1-0.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jurisic, Ivan Serbian men's footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Brampton Stallions players North York Astros players Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players Toronto Lynx players American Professional Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Canadian National Soccer League players Living people Men's association football forwards 1972 births Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players