Ivan Borodiak

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John Borodiak
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Borodiak
Date of birth
Place of birth	Argentina
Playing position	Full Back
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967 1968 1969	Almagro Talleres (RE) Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals Philadelphia Spartans Cleveland Stokers Baltimore Bays	12 (0) 26 (0)
National team
1964	United States	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Iván "John" Borodiak (born in Argentina) was a U.S.-Argentine soccer full back. He played in both the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

[edit] Professional

Borodiak started his career in the Argentine league, playing for Almagro and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada.

In the early 1960s, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming U.S. Open Cup series. The move paid off and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967 U.S. Open Cups. In 1967, he played for the Philadelphia Spartans. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League.^[1] The next year, he transferred to the Baltimore Bays. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star.^[2]

[edit] National team

Borodiak earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to England on May 27, 1964.^[3]

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