Mirko "Mark" Liveric ( hr, Liverić; born August 16, 1953) is an American retired soccer forward who spent eight years in the

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and seven in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned sixteen

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, scoring three goals, with the U.S. national team.

NASL

Liveric, a native of Yugoslavia, began his U.S. soccer career with the

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in the

(NASL). He spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons with the Cosmos. On January 31, 1976, the Cosmos traded Liveric to the San Jose Earthquakes for cash. Liveric's one full season with the Earthquakes was his most productive. He scored ten goals in twenty games, adding nine assists. This led to his selection as a 1976 Honorable Mention NASL All Star. While Liveric began the 1977 season with the Earthquakes, the team traded him to the

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after only two games. He then appeared in fifteen games, scoring only two goals with the Dips before moving back to California to the

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during the off season. The Stompers only lasted one season before folding and Liveric found himself with the Edmonton Drillers at the beginning of the 1979 season, only to be traded back to the

after only five games. He spent the 1980 season in New York before the Cosmos traded him, for a second time, to the San Jose Earthquakes.

MISL

In 1980, Liveric joined the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He returned to the NASL for one last outdoor season in 1981 with the Earthquakes. In 1981, Liveric joined the New York Arrows (MISL) and spent the next three seasons with them. During the 1983-1984 quarterfinal playoff season with the Blast, Liveric was part of a brawl between the two teams. As a result, the league suspended him for two playoff games and five regular-season games.
/sup> However, in July 1984, the Arrows sold Liveric to Kansas City Comets (1979–91), Kansas City Comets after the Arrows went bankrupt.
/sup> As a result, Liveric sat out the first five games with the Comets in order to serve his suspension. Liveric played the next nine games then was suspended by his coach. On January 4, 1985, the Comets sold Liveric to the

.
/sup> After the Cosmos folded during the 1984-1985 season, the Cosmos released Liveric and he signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit in March 1985. He played out the season with the Spirit.
/sup> In 1986, Liveric joined the

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(MISL). However, the Express made it only to the All Star break before folding.

National team

Liveric earned sixteen

with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1980, scoring three goals. His first game came in a 1-0 loss to

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on August 3, 1973 at

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. He scored his first goal two days later in

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as the U.S. defeated

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2-0. His last game came in a 2-1 loss to Canada in a November 1, 1980 World Cup Qualifier at Empire Stadium in

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. Liveric came off for Steve Moyers in the 76th minute.USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989

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