Slaviša Žungul

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Slaviša Žungul (born July 28, 1954 in Požarevac , SFR Yugoslavia , today Serbia ), known in the USA as Steve Zungul, is a former Yugoslav football player .

The striker belonged to the so-called "golden generation" ( Croatian zlatna generacija ) of the Hajduk Split club . In the United States he was known primarily through his successes in indoor soccer as the "indoor soccer god" (English Lord of All Indoors ).

Career

Yugoslavia

Žungul grew up in Kaštel Lukšić near Split , where he played football on small football fields . His first football club was Jugovinil Gomilica from Kaštel Gomilica , before he moved to Hajduk in his youth .

In the season 1972/73 Žungul was used for the first time in the first division of Yugoslavia. In the following years he won the Yugoslav Championship three times and the Yugoslav Cup four times with Hajduk.

For the Yugoslav national team Žungul completed his first game on September 28, 1974 when he came on in Zagreb against Italy at half time. In 1976 he took part in the final round of the European Championship in Yugoslavia, where he was used twice.

In total, he played 14 times for Yugoslavia, where he remained without a goal.

United States

In late 1978, Žungul received Hajduk's permission to play in the United States for two months. When he refused to return to Hajduk, he was banned by FIFA because, according to the rules of the Yugoslav Football Association, only those players who had reached the age of 28 and had written approval from the old club were allowed to sign contracts with foreign clubs. However, he was able to obtain a permit for indoor soccer. It was not until 1983 that he also played football outside the hall.

In the USA Žungul played from 1978 to 1982 with New York Arrows in the Major Indoor Soccer League , 1983 to 1984 for the Golden Bay Earthquakes both indoors and during the summer season in the North American Soccer League . After the dissolution of the North American Soccer League, he worked for the San Diego Sockers again exclusively in the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1985 and 1986 before moving to the Tacoma Stars from 1986 to 1988 and finally ending his career in 1990 after his return to San Diego .

In total, Žungul played 423 times in the Major Indoor Soccer League and scored 652 goals.

successes

  • Soccer
  • Indoor soccer ( Major Indoor Soccer League )
    • 7 × master (1979–1982, 1985, 1986, 1989)
    • 6 × Most Valuable Player (1979–1982, 1985, 1986)
    • 6 × top scorer (1980–1985)
    • 4 × Player of the Year (1980–1982, 1985)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ He's Lord Of All Indoors , Sports Illustrated, February 2, 1981 , accessed April 9, 2009
  2. ↑ a b MISTER GOL , Slobodna Dalmacija of May 8, 2000 (Croatian) , accessed on April 9, 2009
  3. ↑ a b Profile (Serbian / English) , accessed on April 9, 2013
  4. ↑ Now He Has Opened Every Door , Sports Illustrated of 27 June 1983 (Engl.) ( Memento of 3 December 2012 at the Web archive archive.today ), called on 9 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Zungul Ban Sought , New York Times, July 13, 1983 , accessed April 9, 2009
  6. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1979 , accessed April 9, 2009
  7. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1980 , accessed April 9, 2009
  8. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1981 , accessed April 9, 2009
  9. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1982 , accessed April 9, 2009
  10. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1983 , accessed April 9, 2009
  11. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1984 , accessed April 9, 2009
  12. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1985 , accessed April 9, 2009
  13. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1986 , accessed April 9, 2009
  14. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1987 , accessed April 9, 2009
  15. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1988 , accessed April 9, 2009
  16. ↑ SOCCER: NOTEBOOK; The Indoor Game Mounts a Comeback (New York Times, February 12, 2002) , accessed April 9, 2009
  17. ↑ Major Indoor Soccer League All-Time Regular Season Leaders at the US Indoor Soccer Association ( Memento from February 21, 2002 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 9, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Žungul, Slaviša
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zungul, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Požarevac , SFR Yugoslavia , today Serbia