Dragan Radovich
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-07-29) July 29, 1956
Place of birth Šibenik, Croatia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1978 St. Francis Terriers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Washington Diplomats 16 (0)
1981–1982 Portland Timbers 22 (0)
1983 Chicago Sting 10 (0)
Greek American AA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dragan Radović, commonly credited as Dragan Radovich (born July 29, 1956) is a retired Croatian-American soccer goalkeeper who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a three time first team All American goalkeeper at St. Francis College.

Youth

While born in Šibenik, Croatia, Radovich grew up in New York City where he developed his soccer skills as part of the Blau-Weiss Gottschee youth system.[1] He attended Jamaica High School where he was a Public Schools Athletic League Iron Horse/Pegasus Award Winner in 1975.[2] Radovich then attended St. Francis College, playing on the school’s soccer team from 1975 to 1978. An outstanding collegiate goalkeeper, Radovich was the 1976, 1977 and 1978 first team All American goalkeeper.[3][4][5] He was inducted into the St. Francis Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.[6]

Professional

In 1979, The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League drafted Radovich and he spent two seasons with the Dips before moving to the Portland Timbers in 1981. He played 22 games over two outdoor seasons and 8 games during the 1981-1982 NASL Indoor season.[7] In 1983, he ended his NASL career with the Chicago Sting. His career is obscure after 1983, but he continued to play, at least at a semi-professional level. In 1989, he was on the Greek American AA team which lost the 1989 National Challenge Cup final to the Saint Petersburg Kickers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Blau-Weiss Gottschee History
  2. ↑ "PSAL Awards". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  3. ↑ "1976 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  4. ↑ "1977 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  5. ↑ "1978 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  6. ↑ St. Francis College Hall of Fame
  7. ↑ 1981-1982 Indoor
  8. ↑ 1989 U.S. Open Cup Final Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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