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 Bogie,
who was the hub of some of the New York Cosmos' greatest teams, and
perhaps the most outstanding midfielder in the North American Soccer
League's history.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 2002 |
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Born:
November 7, 1950 - Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
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Position:
Midfielder |
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Int'l Caps: - |
Int'l Goals: - |
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Bogicevic played for the
Cosmos from 1978 to '84 and was a star if the Cosmos NASL champion teams in
1978 and '82, playing in the title game in each of those three years, plus
1981. Those three NASL championships supplemented five Yugoslav
first-division titles that Bogicevic had won in his 13 seasons with Red Star
Belgrade.
Bogicevic played a total of
236 NASL games. The man known to Cosmos fans as "Bogie," scored
only 39 goals, but he had 166 assists, leading the NASL in that category in
1981, '82 and '83. Many of Giorgio Chinaglia's goals were scored from
assists by Bogicevic. Bogicevic was an NASL all-star every season that he
was in the league. He was a second-team choice in 1978 and '79, and then a
first-team all star in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
Bogicevic, who was retired
from the Yugoslav national team by the time he joined the Cosmos, even
though he was only 27 at the time, played for Yugoslavia 47 times. Those
included five of Yugoslavia's six games in the 1974 World Cup..
North American
Soccer League Statistics |
