Dubravko Ledić (born 1950) is a former Bosnian

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who played as a

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Career

He began his career with

FK Velež Mostar Fudbalski klub Velež Mostar ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Beлеж Мостар; English language, English: Football club Velež Mostar) is a professional football (soccer), football club based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cl ...

of the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

, with whom he played for over a decade and played in 11 European matches with the club in the

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and

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. In 1983, he moved to North America and joined Canadian club Edmonton Eagles of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He scored his first goal on June 5, 1983 against the Calgary Mustangs. He was named league MVP for the 1983 season as Edmonton won the league championship. Afterwards, he played indoor soccer with the

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and

Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from ...

. He later played for

Toronto Croatia C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia (Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia) is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, that plays in the Supergroup Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Football. The team's colours are red, white and b ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ledić, Dubravko 1950 births Living people Edmonton Eagles players Men's association football midfielders FK Velež Mostar players Tacoma Stars players Toronto Croatia players Chicago Sting (NASL) players Yugoslav men's footballers Canadian Professional Soccer League (original) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States