| Preki | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Predrag Radosavljević | |
| Date of birth | June 24, 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | |
| Playing position | Left winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chivas USA (manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-85 1992-94 1994-95 1995 1996-2000 2001 2002-2005 |
Red Star Belgrade Tacoma Stars (indoor) St. Louis Storm (indoor) Everton F.C. Portsmouth F.C. San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) Kansas City Wizards Miami Fusion Kansas City Wizards |
1 (0) 46 (4) 40 (5) 145 (50) 24 (8) 73 (21) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996-1998 | USA | 28 (4) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2007- | Chivas USA | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), commonly known in the United States as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia), is a Serbian-American soccer player. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (српска/Вукова ћирилица srpska/Vukova ćirilica, literally " Serbian/Vuk's Cyrillic alphabet " is Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is currently the head coach at C.D. Chivas USA. Club Deportivo Chivas USA (short form CD Chivas USA or Chivas USA) is a professional soccer club based in Carson, California, United States
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Early career
Preki's career with league football clubs began in 1983 with Red Star Belgrade, with whom he spent 2 years, winning one championship. Preki moved to the United States in 1985 to play indoor soccer in the original MISL, first with the Tacoma Stars then with the St. Louis Storm. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is primarily regarding indoor soccer as played in North America This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. Notable players John Baretta Ralph Black Rick Blubaugh Tony Chursky The St Louis Storm were a Soccer team based out of St Louis that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played until 1992 and was named an all-star for all seven seasons. Preki played in England, first for Everton of the FA Premier League (1992-1994) and then one season with Portsmouth of the First Division. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between From 1994 to 1995, Preki played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League for the San Jose Grizzlies. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an Indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. The San Jose Grizzlies were a professional indoor soccer team based in San Jose California.
MLS
Preki resumed outdoor play beginning with MLS's inaugural season in 1996 when he joined the Kansas City Wizards. The Kansas City Wizards are a professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that participates in Major League Soccer. He played every season for the Wizards, except for one season with the Miami Fusion in 2001. Miami Fusion FC was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from After the Fusion were contracted, the Wizards re-acquired Preki in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft, but only after every other team in the league had passed on selecting him. The 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft was held by Major League Soccer on January 11, 2002, following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Preki is the only player to have won the MLS MVP Award and the MLS Scoring Champion Award twice, winning in 1997 and 2003, and is also the current all-time league leader in points scored (270 on 79 goals and 112 assists, plus another 25 points on 10 goals and 5 assists in the playoffs). The Major League Soccer MVP Award is an association football award for Major League Soccer in the United States. The MLS Golden Boot (currently the Budweiser Golden Boot for sponsorship reasons has been awarded since the 2005 season to Major League Soccer's regular He won the 2000 MLS Cup with the Wizards. The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. Preki retired following the 2005 season, scoring a goal in the last minute of his final game with Kansas City. He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the season, and was 42 years old when he played his final competitive game. In 2005, as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations Major League Soccer, the United States ' top Soccer league named its All-Time Best
National team
Though originally from Yugoslavia, Preki played for the American national team after acquiring U. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer S. citizenship in 1996. He made his debut for the U. S. on November 3rd, against Guatemala. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The Guatemala national football team is the Association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Preki played a total of 28 games for the U. S. , scoring four goals, one of them to beat Brazil at the 1998 Gold Cup. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the Soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) Two of those games, including one against his native Yugoslavia, came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled
Coaching
After retiring as a player, Preki became an assistant coach with Chivas USA, and upon the appointment of Bob Bradley as the United States national team manager, Preki was promoted as head coach of Chivas USA for the 2007 Major League Soccer season and was named Coach of the Year in his first season. Club Deportivo Chivas USA (short form CD Chivas USA or Chivas USA) is a professional soccer club based in Carson, California, United States Bob Bradley (born March 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) is the current manager of the United States men's national soccer team. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U [1]
References
- ^ Preki, Edu named Coach, Rookie of the Year (press release). Major League Soccer (November 7, 2007). Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat
External links
| Preceded by Bob Bradley |
C.D. Chivas USA Head Coach 2007-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Carlos Valderrama |
Major League Soccer MVP Award 1997 |
Succeeded by Marco Etcheverry |
| Preceded by Carlos Ruíz |
Major League Soccer MVP Award 2003 |
Succeeded by Amado Guevara |
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