with his family when he was five. His family settled in Brooklyn where he learned to play soccer from his father. He attended New Utrecht High School

New Utrecht High School

New Utrecht High School is a coeducational public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, serving 3,114 pupils. It is part of New York City Region 7....

, graduating in 1987. He then attended Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...

 from 1988 to 1992 where he played on the men’s soccer team. While playing with Brooklyn, he also played with several teams in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League

Cosmopolitan Soccer League

The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is an amateur soccer league consisting of clubs based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly to the nation's soccer history...

 (CSL), including Gjoa and the Albanians.^{http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2DC1639F932A2575BC0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2}

Professional

Huseinovic played at least two years with the Brooklyn Italians, winning the 1991 U.S. Open Cup

1991 U.S. Open Cup

- Regional Semifinals :*I Cambridge Faialense SC 1-3 Brooklyn Italians *I Fairfax Spartans 5-0 Vereinigung Erzgebirge *II RWB Adria W-L Fort Wayne SC *II Madison 56ers 1-0 St...

 with them. In April 1993, the San Diego Sockers selected him in the fourth round of the Continental Indoor Soccer League

Continental Indoor Soccer League

The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...

 draft. On April 12, 1995, Huseinovic signed with the New York Centaurs

New York Centaurs

The New York Centaurs were an A-League professional soccer club, based in New York City. The team played only one season in 1995. The New York Fever of the USISL Pro League, debuted in 1994, playing two seasons in the league before merging with the Centaurs organization in 1996...

 of the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

 (APSL). While with the Centaurs, he played with his cousin Sadri Gjonbalaj

Sadri Gjonbalaj

Sadri Gjonbalaj is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He also earned five caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team...

.^{http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DE1638F931A25757C0A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2} On July 4, 1996, the MetroStars

Metrostars

Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...

 of Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 acquired Huseinovic. He played one game, a total of 45 minutes, with the MetroStars before being released.^{http://www.metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?ID=29} Since then, he has continued to play with the Greek American AA

Greek American AA

Greek American Atlas Astoria, commonly known as New York Greek American, is a soccer team from New York City that formed in 1941 by Tom Laris and went on to win four U.S. Open Cups. The team plays in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League. Their reserve team is the Greek-American Atlas Reserves FC. The...

 of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League

Cosmopolitan Soccer League

The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is an amateur soccer league consisting of clubs based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly to the nation's soccer history...

.

National team

Huseinovic earned one cap with the U.S. national team

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

 in a scoreless tie with Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

 on February 12, 1992. Head coach Bora Milutinović put him on as second-half substitute for Jorge Acosta

Jorge Acosta

Jorge Acosta is a retired Colombian American soccer forward. He spent most of his career in the lower U.S. divisions, as well as four in the Colombian first division. He also earned twelve caps with the U.S...

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