Dragan Radovich

Dragan Radovich

Personal information
Date of birth	July 29, 1956 (1956-07-29) (age 55)
Place of birth	Šibenik, People's Republic of Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975-1978	Saint Francis College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979-1980	Washington Diplomats	16	(0)
1981-1982	Portland Timbers	22	(0)
1983	Chicago Sting	10	(0)
–	Greek American AA
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dragan Radovich (born July 29, 1956 in Šibenik, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian-American soccer Goalkeeper who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a three time first team All American goalkeeper at Saint Francis College.

Youth

While born in Yugoslavia, Radovich grew up in New York City where he developed his soccer skills as part of the Blau-Weiss Gottschee youth system.^[1] He attended Jamaica High School where he was a Public Schools Athletic League Iron Horse/Pegasus Award Winner in 1975.^[2] Radovich then attended Saint Francis College, playing on the school’s soccer team from 1975 to 1978. An outstanding collegiate goalkeeper, Radovich was the 1976, 1977 and 1978 first team All American goalkeeper.^[3][4][5] He was inducted into the St. Francis Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.^[6]

Professional

In 1979, The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League drafted Radovich and he spent two seasons with the Dips before moving to the Portland Timbers in 1981. He played 22 games over two outdoor seasons and 8 games during the 1981-1982 NASL Indoor season.^[7] In 1983, he ended his NASL career with the Chicago Sting. His career is obscure after 1983, but he continued to play, at least at a semi-professional level. In 1989, he was on the Greek American AA team which lost the 1989 U.S. Open Cup final to the Saint Petersburg Kickers.^[8]

References

1. ^ Blau-Weiss Gottschee History
2. ^ PSAL Awards
3. ^ 1976 All Americans
4. ^ 1977 All Americans
5. ^ 1978 All Americans
6. ^ St. Francis College Hall of Fame
7. ^ 1981-1982 Indoor
8. ^ 1989 U.S. Open Cup Final

External links

• Portland Timbers
• NASL Stats

Persondata
Name	Radovich, Dragan
Alternative names
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Date of birth	July 29, 1956
Place of birth	Šibenik, People's Republic of Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
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