Tibor Gemeri Explained

Tibor Gemeri
Birth Date:29 April 1951
Birth Place:Subotica, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1974–1975
Years2:1975–1976
Years3:1976
Years4:1977
Years5:1978–1981
Years6:1981
Clubs1:Crvenka
Clubs2:Serbian White Eagles
Clubs3:Utah Golden Spikers
Clubs4:Toronto Italia
Clubs5:Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Clubs6:Toronto Blizzard
Caps5:49
Caps6:9
Goals5:1
Goals6:2
Nationalyears1:1980
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Tibor Gemeri (born April 29, 1951) is a retired soccer player. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented the Canada national team.

Career

Born in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with FK Crvenka in the Yugoslav Second League before moving to Canada in 1975.[1] Initially he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles FC, and in 1977 with Toronto Italia.[2] [3] He played club football for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[4]

International career

Gemeri made his debut for Canada in a scoreless draw on October 25, 1980 in a World Cup qualification match against the United States in Fort Lauderdale. He was replaced at half time by Mike Sweeney.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: July 5, 1981. Blizzard bolsters midfield by acquiring Tibor Gemeri. D4. Toronto Star.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin. On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001. Vaughan, Ontario. 205.
  3. News: June 16, 1975. Starts honeymoon as star of game. S5. The Globe and Mail.
  4. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/G/Gemeri.Tibor.htm Tibor Gemeri NASL career stats
  5. Web site: Tibor Gemeri. www.canadasoccer.com. March 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Tibor Gemeri. Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. www.national-football-teams.com. en. March 25, 2020.