Siniša Ubiparipović ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Убипариповић; born 25 August 1983) is a Bosnian-American former professional
soccer
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player.
Early life
Ubiparipović was born in the town of
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The ...
, at the time part of
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
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,
SFR Yugoslavia
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, to an
ethnic Serb family.
Prior to the outbreak of the
Bosnian War
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in 1992, the Ubiparipović family moved to
Belgrade
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, the capital of
Serbia
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, to escape the conflict, eventually coming to the
United States
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in 1999.
His first contact with organized soccer was in the youth ranks of
Čelik Zenica as a small child.
Career
College
Ubiparipović began his
college soccer
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career at the
University of Illinois at Chicago
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in 2002, before transferring to the
University of Akron
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, where he played from 2004 to 2006. At Akron, he was named an
NSCAA
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All-American
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his last two years, and was the 2006
Mid-American Conference
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Player of the Year. During his college years Ubiparipović also played in the
USL Premier Development League
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for both
Cleveland Internationals
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and
Chicago Fire Premier. While with the
Chicago Fire Premier he was named to the
Premier Development League
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's All-Central Conference team.
Professional

Ubiparipović was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the
2007 MLS SuperDraft by
New York Red Bulls
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. During his initial campaign with New York he appeared in 12 regular season matches and both of the club's
playoff matches. He was also loaned out for one match during the 2007 season to
Minnesota Thunder
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of the
USL First Division
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, tallying one goal in a 4–2 loss to
Rochester Rhinos
Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...
.
During the 2008 season Ubiparipović appeared in 16 regular season matches and scored his first league goal. On 10 August 2008, Ubiparipović scored the fourth goal in New York's 4–1 victory over league rival
D.C. United. During the
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, he started all of the team's 4 playoff games helping lead the club to the
2008 MLS Cup final. In the 2009 season Siniša made a career-high 23 appearances for Red Bulls.
On 20 March 2010, Ubiparipović started at left wing for Red Bulls in a 3–1 victory against
Santos FC
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, which was the first match played at the new
Red Bull Arena. On 12 May 2010 Ubiparipović scored his second goal for
New York Red Bulls
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in a 3–0 victory over
New England Revolution
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in a
2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.
His contract expired with New York Red Bulls after the 2010 season and he became a free agent. On 2 August 2011 Ubiparipović signed with
Montreal Impact of the
North American Soccer League
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1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
. In 10 games with Montreal, Ubiparipović registered three goals and four assists, and was recognized as the club's newcomer of the year. On 1 November 2011, it was announced that Ubiparipović re-signed to continue with the Impact in 2012, the team's first year in
Major League Soccer
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.
On 6 February 2014, Ubiparipović signed with
Ottawa Fury FC
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The Ottawa Fury FC were di ...
of the
NASL. He was a key player in helping Ottawa to the 2015 NASL fall season title as he scored 5 goals and recorded 8 assists in 26 matches. He later signed with
Indy Eleven
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on 15 December 2015.
On 20 September 2017, Ubiparipović announced that he would retire from football at the end of the
2017 season.
Personal
Siniša's brother Slaviša Ubiparipović played for
Cleveland Internationals
Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Divisio ...
in the
USL Premier Development League
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in 2008 and currently plays for the
San Diego Sockers in the
MASL.
Career statistics
Club
Honors
New York Red Bulls
*
Major League Soccer
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Western Conference Championship (1):
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
Montreal Impact
*
Canadian Championship
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(1):
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
Ottawa Fury
*
NASL Fall Championship 2015
Indy Eleven
*
NASL Spring Championship 2016
References
External links
Montreal Impact player profile
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Zenica
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States
American people of Serbian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
UIC Flames men's soccer players
Akron Zips men's soccer players
Cleveland Internationals players
Chicago Fire U-23 players
New York Red Bulls draft picks
New York Red Bulls players
Minnesota Thunder players
Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
CF Montréal players
Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
Ottawa Fury FC players
Indy Eleven players
USL League Two players
USL First Division players
Major League Soccer players
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer coaches
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States