Peter Baralic is a retired Yugoslavian soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

 and Major Indoor Soccer League. He later coached the Phoenix Hearts of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1990 SISL Coach of the Year.

Player

In 1979, Baralic signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

. He played two seasons with the Rowdies, including the 1979-1980 NASL indoor season. In January 1981, the Detroit Express

Detroit Express

The Detroit Express was a soccer team based in suburban Detroit that played in the now defunct North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. Its home field was the Pontiac Silverdome. The Express were co-owned and directed by famous English soccer pundit Jimmy Hill who was also the managing...

 purchased Baralic from the Rowdies. At the end of the 1980-1981 NASL indoor season, the Express moved to Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 and were renamed the Washington Diplomats

Washington Diplomats

The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...

. In the fall of 1981, Baralic moved to the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played four seasons in the MISL for the Blast, Phoenix Pride and Kansas City Comets

Kansas City Comets

The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded...

.

Coach

In 1987, Baralic became the head coach of the semi-professional indoor club, the Phoenix Heat. In 1990, he was hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Hearts of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League

1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League

Overview of the 1989-1990 Southwest Independent Soccer League indoor season and 1990 outdoor season.-Texas Division:-Tex-Ark-Oma Division:-Central Division:-Cactus Division:-Playoffs:-Awards:*MVP: Andy Crawford, Permian Basin/Colorado...

 indoor season Coach of the Year.

External links

• NASL/MISL stats