Nino Zec Explained

Nino Zec
Fullname:Ninoslav Zec
Birth Date:22 July 1949
Birth Place:Miloševo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder / Striker
Years1:1968–1978
Clubs1:OFK Beograd
Caps1:271
Goals1:50
Years2:1978
Clubs2:Tulsa Roughnecks
Caps2:28
Goals2:9
Years3:1979
Clubs3:Atlanta Chiefs
Caps3:15
Goals3:5
Years4:1979–1980
Clubs4:Houston Hurricane
Caps4:34
Goals4:6
Years5:1979–1980
Clubs5:Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor)
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:1981–1984
Clubs6:Jacksonville Tea Men
Caps6:45
Goals6:6
Years7:1983–1984
Clubs7:Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor)
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:131
Totalgoals:26

Ninoslav "Nino" Zec (born 7 July 1949) is a retired Yugoslav professional footballer who played as midfielder or striker.

Career

Born in Miloševo, SR Serbia, Zec began his professional career in 1968 with OFK Beograd. In 1978, Zec moved to the United States to play in the NASL, signing with the Tulsa Roughnecks. He moved to the Atlanta Chiefs in 1979 and was traded to the Houston Hurricane during the season. In 1980, the league terminated the Houston franchise and in December 1980 the Jacksonville Tea Men signed Zec.[1] In 1983, the Tea Men moved to the American Soccer League. Zec spent the 1983 season with the Tea Men in the ASL.[2] When the ASL collapsed at the end of the season, Zec and his teammates moved to the United Soccer League.[3] He also played six games for the Pittsburgh Spirit during the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. He played another three games for the Tulsa Roughnecks during the 1983–1984 NASL indoor season.

He currently lives in Florida where he owns a flooring business.[4] His father in law was one of the most famous Yugoslavian strikers Stjepan Bobek. Zec was the first player ever to receive a yellow card in Yugoslavian football after the booking rule was introduced.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "SOCCER / BY BARRY CADIGAN\ TEA MEN SCHEDULE THE WRONG NIGHTS" Boston Globe Sunday, December 21, 1980
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1983 . 2008-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303112927/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1983.html . 2009-03-03 . dead .
  3. "SUN ROMPS AS SCHWARTZ SCORES TWICE" Miami Herald Sunday, July 1, 1984
  4. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062506/spo_3578632.shtml REMEMBER THE TEA MEN? A pro kickoff
  5. http://www.rts.rs/page/radio/sr/story/23/radio-beograd-1/1762806/sportski-spomenar.html Sportski spomenar – Ninoslav Zec, radio interview at RTS