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

Tibor Gemeri
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-04-29) April 29, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Subotica, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Crvenka
1975–1976 Serbian White Eagles
1976 Utah Golden Spikers
1977 Toronto Italia
1978–1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 49 (1)
1981 Toronto Blizzard 9 (2)
International career
1980 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, he played with FK Crvenka in the Yugoslav Second League before moving to Canada in 1975.[2] Initially he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles FC, and in 1977 with Toronto Italia.[3][4] He played club football for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[5]

International career

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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.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Tibor Gemeri at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Blizzard bolsters midfield by acquiring Tibor Gemeri". Toronto Star. July 5, 1981. p. D4.
  3. ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 205.
  4. ^ "Starts honeymoon as star of game". The Globe and Mail. June 16, 1975. p. S5.
  5. ^ Tibor Gemeri NASL career stats at NASL Jerseys
  6. ^ "Tibor Gemeri". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tibor Gemeri". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.