Ivan Borodiak Explained

John Borodiak
Fullname:Ivan Borodiak
Birth Date:22 April 1940
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Full Back
Years1:1958–1959
Years2:1959
Years3:1960–1966
Years4:1965
Years5:1966–1967
Years6:1967–1968
Years7:1968
Years8:1969
Clubs8:Baltimore Bays
Caps6:12
Caps7:26
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1964
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Iván "John" Borodiak (born 1940) is a former soccer player who played as a defender in the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. Born in Argentina, he also earned one cap for the United States national team.

Professional

Borodiak was born in Argentina of Ukrainian descent, and started his career in the Argentine league, playing for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, and later for Almagro. In early 1960, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming National Challenge Cup series. The move paid off, and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967 National Challenge Cups. In 1965, during the ASL off season, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma.[1] In 1967, he played for the Newark Ukrainian Sitch and Philadelphia Spartans. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League.[2] The next year, he transferred to the Baltimore Bays. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star.[3]

National team

Borodiak earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10–0 loss to England on May 27, 1964.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kernaghan. Jim. June 16, 1965. Roma has two real travelers. 16. Toronto Daily Star.
  2. Web site: Pele Is an Old Rival of Stokers' Navarro . 2007-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216135855/http://www.lkwdpl.org/nworth/navarro.htm . 2008-02-16 . dead .
  3. Web site: NASL All-Star Teams, all-time . 2007-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012234316/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslallstar.html . 2008-10-12 . dead .
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969