Mike Uremovich (soccer)
 Uremovich circa 1984 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 5, 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Perušić, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 33 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Montreal Manic (indoor) | 16 | (3) |
| 1982 | Montreal Manic | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Phoenix Pride (indoor) | 47 | (5) |
| 1984–1987 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 144 | (15) |
| 1987–1988 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 51 | (8) |
| 1990–1992 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 87 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Uremovich is a retired indoor soccer player. He played as a defender.[3] Born in Yugoslavia, he is a Canadian citizen.[1]
Early life[edit]
Mike Uremovich was born on June 5, 1962, in Perušić, Yugoslavia (now part of Croatia). He attended the University of British Columbia.[1]
Career[edit]
Uremovich played for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 1980–81 season.[4] He was with the team as they won the 1981 MISL championship.[5]
Uremovich played for Montreal Manic for the 1981–82 indoor season and the 1982 outdoor season.[1]
Uremovich joined the Phoenix Pride for the 1983–84 season, during which he notched 5 goals and 11 assists across 47 appearances.[4]
In 1984, Uremovich became the first player to join the roster of expansion franchise Dallas Sidekicks.[5] He scored six goals and made 14 assists in the 1984–85 season.[3] Uremovich remained with the Sidekicks for three seasons. In the 1986–87 season, he had five goals and ten assists as the Sidekicks won the MISL championship.[5]
In August 1987, Uremovich signed with the Baltimore Blast. Uremovich, who was one of the last four original Sidekicks players, was reportedly unhappy with offers he received from Dallas. His contract with the Sidekicks expired on September 30, 1987, after which his two-year contract with the Blast for $110,000 began.[6]
In June 1988, Uremovich was the first Blast player offered a contract for the new season, but after four teams folded and the MISL's future became uncertain, Uremovich walked away from negotiations. Negotiations were briefly restarted in October 1988 after Blast management released defender Mike Reynolds for medical reasons.[7][8] However, Uremovich ultimately turned down their offer to consider either returning to the Sidekicks or leaving soccer altogether.[9]
In 1990, after two years away from soccer, Uremovich returned to the Sidekicks.[2] In September 1991, Uremovich was renewed on a one-year contract.[10] Uremovich missed several weeks of the 1991–92 season with a strained abdominal muscle.[11] Uremovich did not return to the Sidekicks after 1992.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "NASL-Mike Uremovich". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Sidekicks Profiles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1990. sec. 3, p. 5.
- ^ a b "Sidekick Profiles: Mike Uremovich". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1985. p. 5D.
- ^ a b Major Indoor Soccer League (1984). "MISL 1984–85 Media Guide". p. 100.
- ^ a b c McKee, Sandra (November 9, 1987). "Five new faces join the Blast". The Evening Sun. p. C9.
- ^ Whitt, Richie (August 26, 1987). "Uremovich to sign with Baltimore". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. sec. 3, p. 13.
- ^ Boone, Eunetta (October 27, 1988). "Uremovich plays waiting game with offer". The Evening Sun. p. F9.
- ^ Boone, Eunetta (October 26, 1988). "Uremovich re-enters Blast picture, as Reynolds gets word to step aside". The Evening Sun. p. E1.
- ^ Free, Bill (October 29, 1988). "Blast signs Fogarty, enforcer from St. Louis; Uremovich turns down offer". The Baltimore Sun. p. 14C.
- ^ "Transactions". Citizen Register. September 21, 1991. p. D2.
- ^ "Sidekicks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 21, 1992. p. C2.
External links[edit]
- Mike Uremovich at nasljerseys.com
- Mike Uremovich at The Dallas Sidekicks Memorial Archive