Iván "John" Borodiak (born 1940) is an Argentine-American

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full back who played for Argentina, the American Soccer League and the

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. He also earned one

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with the U.S. national team.

Professional

Borodiak was born in Argentina of

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descent, and started his career in the Argentine league, playing for

Talleres de Remedios de Escalada Club Atlético Talleres, usually called Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, is an Argentine sports club sited in the Remedios de Escalada district of Lanús Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which current ...

, and later for

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. In early 1960, the

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of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming

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series. The move paid off and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967

s. In 1965, during the ASL off season he played in the

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with Toronto Roma. In 1967, he played for the

Newark Ukrainian Sitch Newark Ukrainian Sitch also known as "Newark Ukrainians" (Ukrainian Sports Educational Association "Chornomorska Sitch" Newark, ua, УСВТ (Українське спортивно-виховне товариство) «Чорноморська ...

and

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. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the

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of the

. The next year, he transferred to the

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. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star.

National team

Borodiak earned one

with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to

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on May 27, 1964.USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969

References

External links

Ukrainian Football Diaspora @ Sport.ua
1940 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers Club Almagro players American soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players American people of Ukrainian descent Argentine people of Ukrainian descent Argentine emigrants to the United States Argentine footballers Baltimore Bays players Cleveland Stokers players Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Philadelphia Spartans players Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players Toronto Roma players United States men's international soccer players Association football fullbacks {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub