Victor Kodelja (born November 26, 1951)Victor Kodelja's profile at CanadaSoccer.com
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Professional

Prior to playing professionally, Kodelja played in the

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, playing at least the 1969–70 season with

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In 1974, he signed with the

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in the team's inaugural season in the league. In 1976, he moved to the

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. At the end of the season, the team moved to Hawaii where it became

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in 1977. In 1978, he was back on the mainland with the

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; 1981 with the

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; 1982 and 1983 with the

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; and 1984 with the

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. He remained with the Sting when the team moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League following the collapse of the NASL.

National team

Kodelja played eight times for Canada from 1974 through 1977. He debuted for the national team on 12 April 1974 in a scoreless draw versus

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. His final cap came on 12 October 1977 in a 2–1 victory over

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, being replaced by

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at half time.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kodelja, Victor 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Caserta Association football forwards Calgary Boomers players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian soccer players Chicago Sting (MISL) players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Italian emigrants to Canada Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Naturalized citizens of Canada North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players San Antonio Thunder players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Soccer people from British Columbia Team Hawaii players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Vancouver Columbus players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players People of Campanian descent Footballers from Campania