Igor Vrablic

Igor Vrablic
Personal information
Date of birth19 July 1965
Place of birthBratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1984Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)8(2)
1984Golden Bay Earthquakes11(4)
1985–1986RFC Sérésien14(3)
1986–1987Olympiacos7(1)
Total40(10)
National team
1982Canada U204(2)
1983–1984Canada U2313(2)
1984–1986Canada35(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Igor Vrablic (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker.

Career

Club career

Vrablic played in the United States, Belgium, and Greece for the Golden Bay Earthquakes, RFC Sérésien and Olympiacos.[1][2]

International career

Vrablic earned 35 caps for Canada,[3] representing them in the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1986 FIFA World Cup.[4] His international career was ended in 1986 when, together with three other Canadian players, he was involved in a match fixing scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament.[5]

International goals

[3]

# Date City Opponent Result Competition
1 March 10, 1985 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago
2–1
Friendly
2 March 13, 1985 Montego Bay, Jamaica  Jamaica
1–1
Friendly
3 April 2, 1985 Vancouver, Canada  United States
2–0
Friendly
4
5 April 13, 1985 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  Haiti
2–0
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 May 8, 1985 Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Haiti
2–0
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 September 14, 1985 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada  Honduras
2–1
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 May 10, 1986 Toronto, Canada  Wales
2–0
Friendly
9 August 24, 1986 Singapore  Singapore
1–0
Merlion Cup
10 August 25, 1986 Singapore  Malaysia
5–0
Merlion Cup
11
12 August 30, 1986 Singapore  Indonesia
4–0
Merlion Cup

References

  1. Igor Vrablic at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  4. Igor VrablicFIFA competition record
  5. http://www.canadasoccer.com/?t=roster&pid=3269