Nino Zec

Nino Zec
Personal information
Full name Ninoslav Zec
Date of birth (1949-07-22) 22 July 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Miloševo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1978 OFK Beograd 271 (50)
1978 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 (9)
1979 Atlanta Chiefs 15 (5)
1979–1980 Houston Hurricane 34 (6)
1979–1980 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 6 (0)
1981–1984 Jacksonville Tea Men 45 (6)
1983–1984 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 3 (0)
Total 131 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ninoslav "Nino" Zec (Serbian Cyrillic: Нинослав Нино Зец, born 7 July 1949) is a retired Yugoslav professional footballer who played as midfielder or striker.

Career

Born in Miloševo, SR Serbia, Zec began his professional career in 1968 with OFK Beograd. In 1978, Zec moved to the United States to play in the NASL, signing with the Tulsa Roughnecks. He moved to the Atlanta Chiefs in 1979 and was traded to the Houston Hurricane during the season. In 1980, the league terminated the Houston franchise and in December 1980 the Jacksonville Tea Men signed Zec.[1] In 1983, the Tea Men moved to the American Soccer League. Zec spent the 1983 season with the Tea Men in the ASL.[2] When the ASL collapsed at the end of the season, Zec and his teammates moved to the United Soccer League.[3] He also played six games for the Pittsburgh Spirit during the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. He played another three games for the Tulsa Roughnecks during the 1983–1984 NASL indoor season.

He currently[when?] lives in Florida where he owns a flooring business.[4] His father in law was one of the most famous Yugoslavian strikers Stjepan Bobek. Zec was the first player ever to receive a yellow card in Yugoslavian football after the booking rule was introduced. [5]

References

  1. ^ "SOCCER / BY BARRY CADIGAN\ TEA MEN SCHEDULE THE WRONG NIGHTS" Boston Globe Sunday, December 21, 1980
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1983". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  3. ^ "SUN ROMPS AS SCHWARTZ SCORES TWICE" Miami Herald Sunday, July 1, 1984
  4. ^ REMEMBER THE TEA MEN? A pro kickoff
  5. ^ Sportski spomenar – Ninoslav Zec, radio interview at RTS (in Serbian)


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