Josip Ognjanac | |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1942 |
Birth Place: | Zemun, Independent State of Croatia |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1961 |
Clubs1: | Red Star Belgrade |
Years2: | 1964 |
Clubs2: | FK Radnički Niš |
Years3: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs3: | Serbian White Eagles |
Years4: | 1970 |
Clubs4: | Rochester Lancers |
Caps4: | 9 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1970 |
Clubs5: | Serbian White Eagles |
Years6: | 1971 |
Clubs6: | Montreal Olympique |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1971 |
Clubs7: | Serbian White Eagles |
Years8: | 1972 |
Clubs8: | New York Greeks |
Josip Ognjanac (Serbian: Јосип Огњанац; born 24 January 1942) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward.
Ognjanac played at the youth level with Red Star Belgrade, and ultimately reached the senior team.[1] He later played with FK Radnički Niš, and Jedinstvo Zemun. Throughout his tenure with Radnički he was named to the Belgrade City All-Star team.[2] Later on, he played abroad for three seasons in Sweden for Malmö FF.[3] In 1968, he ventured out to the United States and settled in Canada where he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[4]
In 1970, he played in the North American Soccer League with the Rochester Lancers.[5] He played the remainder of the season with the Serbian White Eagles.[6] [7] In 1971, he returned to the North American Soccer League to play with Montreal Olympique.[8] [9] He finished the 1971 season once more with the Serbian White Eagles.[10] In 1972, he played in the American Soccer League with the New York Greeks.