Slobo Ilijevski
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| Full name | Slobodan Ilijevski | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
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| Place of death | Bellingham, Washington, United States | ||
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| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Detroit Express | 3 | (0) |
| 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1988 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 309 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 59 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 12 | |
| St. Louis Kutis | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Slobodan "Slobo" Ilijevski (Cyrillic: Слободан Илијевски Слобо) (October 24, 1949 in Skopje, Yugoslavia - July 14, 2008 in Bellingham, Washington) was a Macedonian Yugoslavian-American football (soccer) goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1977, Ilijevski moved to the United States and settled with extended family in Detroit, Michigan. In 1978, he signed with the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League. After two seasons with the Express, Ilijevski moved to the Atlanta Chiefs for one season before moving to the indoor game with the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the fall of 1980. He would spend the rest of his professional career playing indoor soccer. He played seven seasons with the Steamers and was named the 1982 and 1984 MISL Goalkeeper of the Year.[1][2] The Steamers folded after the 1987–1988 season and Ilijevski moved to the Baltimore Blast for one season before returning to St. Louis to sign with the St. Louis Storm in August 1989.[3] In 1992, he moved to the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. After his retirement from professional soccer, Ilijevski continued to play amateur soccer with St. Louis Kutis S.C.
In December 1990, Ilijevski became an American citizen.[4]
Death
On July 13, 2008, Ilijevski ruptured his aorta while playing goalkeeper for St. Louis Kutis in a game in Seattle, Washington. He died after thirteen hours of surgery.[5] On March 12, 2014 it was announced that he would be a 2014 inductee into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1982
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1984
- ↑ Ilijevski 'Comes Home' - Ex-Steamers Goalie Signs With Storm St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Wednesday, August 9, 1989
- ↑ 'New American' Slobo celebrates with big win
- ↑ Slobo Ilijevski, St. Louis Soccer Great, Dies at 58
- ↑ http://www.indoorsoccerhall.com/
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- Association football goalkeepers
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- Macedonian emigrants to the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- St. Louis Kutis players
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
- St. Louis Storm players
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
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- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- Sports deaths in Washington (state)
- Sportspeople from Skopje
