Tomislav Colić Explained

Tomislav Colić
Fullname:Tomislav Colić
Birth Date:13 October 1987
Birth Place:Inđija, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2005–2007
Youthclubs1:Vojvodina
Collegeyears1:2007–2010
College1:Vanguard Lions
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Southern California Seahorses
Caps1:27
Goals1:4
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Vermont Voltage
Caps2:11
Goals2:5
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Los Angeles Blues
Caps3:15
Goals3:2
Years4:2011–12
Clubs4:Anaheim Bolts
Caps4:13
Goals4:16
Club-Update:November 15, 2012

Tomislav Colić (Serbian: Томислав Цолић; born October 13, 1987) is a Serbian footballer formerly with Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division and Anaheim Bolts in the Professional Arena Soccer League.

Career

Youth and amateur

Colić played for the youth team of Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina, and came to the United States in 2007 after being offered a college soccer scholarship at Vanguard University of Southern California in Costa Mesa, California. He was an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention in 2008,[1] NAIA Second-Team All-American in 2009[2] and garnered All-GSAC recognition in each of his first three years at Vanguard.[3]

During his college years Colić also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Southern California Seahorses[4] and Vermont Voltage.[5] In 2009, Colić was named to the USL Premier Development League All-Western Conference Team.

Professional

Colić turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2011. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011 in a 3-0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico,[6] and scored his first two professional goals on April 20, in a 4-2 win over Puerto Rico United.[7] At the completion of his rookie season in the USL, Colić signed with the Anaheim Bolts in November 2011.[8] He scored 16 goals in 13 appearances for the Bolts, earning a spot in the PASL Top 20 Scoring Leaders for the 2011-12 season.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Brine-NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced. 6 December 2008. 2 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 2009 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced. 5 December 2009. 2 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Awards Search | Golden State Athletic Conference.
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL). www.uslsoccer.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090520193900/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22384.html#STATS . 2009-05-20.
  5. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . www.uslsoccer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429055631/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22396.html . 2010-04-29.
  6. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111153930/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175587.html . 2012-01-11 .
  7. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328074348/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175594.html . 2012-03-28 .
  8. Web site: WebPages Pointstreak Sites.
  9. Web site: WebPages Pointstreak Sites.