Gene Strenicer Explained

Gene Strenicer
Fullname:Jeno Strenicer
Birth Date:12 August 1945
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Position:Midfielder / defender
Years1:1973–1974
Years2:1975–1977
Years3:1978–1979
Years4:1979–1982
Years5:1980
Years6:1982–1984
Clubs1:Toronto Metros
Clubs2:Toronto Metros-Croatia
Clubs3:Chicago Sting
Clubs4:New York Arrows (indoor)
Clubs5:Rochester Lancers
Clubs6:Phoenix Inferno (indoor)
Caps1:37
Caps2:58
Caps3:39
Caps4:108
Caps5:25
Caps6:83
Goals1:3
Goals2:0
Goals3:4
Goals4:16
Goals5:2
Goals6:6
Nationalyears1:1977–1980
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0

Jeno "Gene" Strenicer (born August 12, 1945) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned eight caps with the Canadian men's national soccer team between 1977 and 1980.

Professional

Strenicer fled Hungary and settled in Toronto in the 1970s. In 1973, he joined the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League. The Metros merged with Toronto Croatia before the 1975 season and Strenicer player for the Toronto Metros-Croatia for three seasons. In 1978, he moved to the Chicago Sting and finished his outdoor career with the Rochester Lancers in 1980. He played indoor soccer with the MISL New York Arrows in 1982.

National team

For Canada, Strenicer played five times in World Cup qualifying in 1977, and three more times in 1980.

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