Refik Kozić Explained

Refik Kozić
Birth Date:25 December 1951
Birth Place:Bačko Novo Selo, FPR Yugoslavia
Height:1.80 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1968–1972
Years2:1972–1980
Years3:1980–1983
Years4:1980–1982
Years5:1983–1984
Years6:1984
Clubs1:Istra
Clubs2:Partizan
Clubs3:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Clubs4:Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
Clubs5:New York Cosmos (indoor)
Clubs6:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Caps2:165
Caps3:104
Caps4:31
Caps5:31
Caps6:21
Goals2:11
Goals3:7
Goals4:8
Goals5:6
Goals6:0

Refik Kozić (; born 25 December 1951) is a Yugoslav retired professional footballer who played for FK Partizan, and in the NASL between 1980 and 1984 for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. His son Alen Kozić is also a former professional player.[1]

Career

Born in Bačko Novo Selo, SR Serbia, Kozić began his professional career with NK Istra in 1968. He moved to FK Partizan in 1972 where he played in the Yugoslav First League for eight seasons.[2] In 1980, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In November 1983, the New York Cosmos signed Kozić after the Rowdies had waived him two months prior. Kozić played the 1983–84 NASL indoor season with the Cosmos. On 27 April 1984, the Cosmos traded Kozić back to the Rowdies in exchange for Pedro DeBrito.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Refik Kozić od Istre do Cosmosa . Refik Kozić from Istria to Cosmos . 10 October 2023 . Regional Express . 30 January 2013 . Croatian.
  2. http://www.partizan.rs/istorija-kluba/igraci-od-1945-do-danas/ All Partizan players stats
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19840428&id=K5EsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ffsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6831,4159015 Rowdies trade DeBrito for Kozic