Victor Kodelja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 26, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Capua, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Columbus | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | (2) |
| 1976 | San Antonio Thunder | 19 | (4) |
| 1977 | Team Hawaii | 23 | (4) |
| 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | (3) |
| 1980-1981 | Calgary Boomers (indoor) | 18 | (10) |
| 1981 | Calgary Boomers | 31 | (2) |
| 1982-1983 | Toronto Blizzard | 59 | (2) |
| 1983-1984 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 5 | (1) |
| 1984 | Chicago Sting | 24 | (0) |
| 1984-1985 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1974-1977 | Canada | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Victor Kodelja (born November 26, 1951)[1] is a former member of the Canadian national soccer team and North American Soccer League.
Professional
Prior to playing professionally, Kodelja played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, playing at least the 1969-70 season with Columbus F.C.[2] In 1974, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the team's inaugural season in the league. In 1976, he moved to the San Antonio Thunder. At the end of the season, the team moved to Hawaii where it became Team Hawaii in 1977. In 1978 he was back on the mainland with the San Jose Earthquakes; 1981 with the Calgary Boomers; 1982 and '83 with the Toronto Blizzard; and 1984 with the Chicago Sting. He remained with the Sting when the team moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League following the collapse of the NASL.
National team
Kodelja played ten times for Canada from 1974 through 1977. He scored once, in a 1974 friendly against Hungary in Budapest which ended 1-1.