Ivan Borodiak

Infobox Football biography
playername= John Borodiak
fullname = Ivan Borodiak
nickname =


dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Argentina
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position = Full Back
youthyears =
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years =
1967
1968
1969
clubs = Almagro
Talleres (RE)
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
Philadelphia Spartans
Cleveland Stokers
Baltimore Bays
caps(goals) =
12 (0)
26 (0)
nationalyears = 1964
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
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Iván "John" Borodiak (born in Argentina) was a U.S.-Argentine soccer full back. He played in both the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Professional

Borodiak started his career in the Argentine league, playing for Almagro and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada.

In the early 1960s, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming U.S. Open Cup series. The move paid off and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967 U.S. Open Cups. In 1967, he played for the Philadelphia Spartans. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League. [ [http://www.lkwdpl.org/nworth/navarro.htm Pele Is an Old Rival of Stokers’ Navarro ] ] The next year, he transferred to the Baltimore Bays. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslallstar.html NASL All-Star Teams, all-time ] ]

National team

Borodiak earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to England on May 27, 1964. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 ] ]

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