Billy Boljevic
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Rajko "Billy" Boljevic is a retired Yugoslavian professional football (soccer)
forward
. He was the 1981 American Soccer League
Most Valuable Player and league leading scorer.
He was a member of the Yugoslvaian Olympic soccer team. In 1981, he signed with the New York Eagles
of the American Soccer League
. He led the league in both goals and points was he was named the league MVP. In November 1981, he signed with the New Jersey Rockets
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
. He then played for the Detroit Express
for the 1982 and 1983 seasons. In 1984, he was with the Dallas Americans
in the United Soccer League
.
ASL Leading Goalscorer: 1981 (25 Goals)
ASL Leading Points Scorer: 1981 (59 Points)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He was the 1981 American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
Most Valuable Player and league leading scorer.
He was a member of the Yugoslvaian Olympic soccer team. In 1981, he signed with the New York Eagles
New York Eagles
The New York Eagles were a professional soccer franchise that played in the American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981, with a one-year hiatus in 1980...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. He led the league in both goals and points was he was named the league MVP. In November 1981, he signed with the New Jersey Rockets
New Jersey Rockets
The New Jersey Rockets were an indoor soccer team based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey that played in the Major Soccer League for the 1981 season. Their home arena was the Brendan Byrne Arena, now known as the Izod Center...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. He then played for the Detroit Express
Detroit Express (ASL)
The Detroit Express was an American soccer team based in Detroit, Michigan and a member of the American Soccer League. They joined the league in 1981 after the original NASL Express were moved to Washington D.C. to replace the Diplomats who had folded at the end of 1980...
for the 1982 and 1983 seasons. In 1984, he was with the Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. It is also the name of a Indoor American Football team.After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League....
in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
.
Yearly Awards
ASL MVP: 1981ASL Leading Goalscorer: 1981 (25 Goals)
ASL Leading Points Scorer: 1981 (59 Points)