Tomislav Colić (Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав Цолић; born October 13, 1987) is a Serbian footballer formerly with Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division and Anaheim Bolts in the Professional Arena Soccer League.
 Colić in Los Angeles Blues kit, 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomislav Colić | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Inđija, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Vojvodina | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Vanguard Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Southern California Seahorses | 27 | (4) |
| 2010 | Vermont Voltage | 11 | (5) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 15 | (2) |
| 2011–12 | Anaheim Bolts | 13 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2012 | |||
Career
editYouth and amateur
editColić played for the youth team of Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina, and came to the United States in 2007 after being offered a college soccer scholarship at Vanguard University of Southern California in Costa Mesa, California. He was an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention in 2008,[1] NAIA Second-Team All-American in 2009[2] and garnered All-GSAC recognition in each of his first three years at Vanguard.[3]
During his college years Colić also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Southern California Seahorses[4] and Vermont Voltage.[5] In 2009, Colić was named to the USL Premier Development League All-Western Conference Team.[citation needed]
Professional
editColić turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2011. He made his professional debut on April 15, 2011 in a 3-0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico,[6] and scored his first two professional goals on April 20, in a 4-2 win over Puerto Rico United.[7] At the completion of his rookie season in the USL, Colić signed with the Anaheim Bolts in November 2011.[8] He scored 16 goals in 13 appearances for the Bolts, earning a spot in the PASL Top 20 Scoring Leaders for the 2011-12 season.[9]
References
edit- ^ "2008 Brine-NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced". 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "2009 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced". 5 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Awards Search | Golden State Athletic Conference".
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ "WebPages | Pointstreak Sites".
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