Dave Palic
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

David Palic is a retired American
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
player who played professionally in the
Western Soccer Alliance The Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer ...
and
American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. ...
.


High School

Palic graduated from La Salle High School where he played from 1982 - 1985. In 1985 he was awarded the
California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have s ...
(CIF) 1-A Division Player of the Year. While playing for the Lancers he won two CIF SS 1-A Championships in 1983 and 1984. Palic is a member of the La Salle HS Athletic Hall of Fame.


College

Palic graduated from
Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...
, playing on the men's soccer team from 1985 to 1988. He was a 1988 Second Team NCAA All American. He was an All West Coast Conference (WCC) selection in 1986 and 1988. He is 2nd on the all time SCU men's soccer career assist list, with 34 assists. He is 8th on the all time SCU men's soccer career points list, with 62 points (goals and assists). In 1989 he received the Victor Corsignlia Award, given annually to Santa Clara University's top senior male athlete. In 2001, Palic was inducted into the SCU Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2017, Palic's #16 jersey received honorary recognition.


Professional

In 1987, Palic spent the collegiate off season with the
San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...
of the
Western Soccer Alliance The Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer ...
. In 1989, he turned professional with the
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks San Francisco Bay Blackhawks were a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League (WSL). The Blackhawks spent time in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and the United States Interre ...
. He continued to play for the Blackhawks in 1990. While playing for the
San Jose Oaks The San Jose Oaks are a semi-professional soccer club from San Jose, California with affiliations to the California Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation, USSF. History The Oaks were founded in 1974 as an amateur side. The t ...
in 1992 they won the
1992 U.S. Open Cup The 1992 United States Open Cup was the 79th edition of the soccer tournament to crown the national champion of the United States. The San Jose Oaks (SFDML) won the cup 2–1 against Bridgeport Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama (LISA) of Bridgeport, ...
with Palic scoring the opening goal. The San Jose Oaks where the last amateur team to win the US Open Cup.US Open Cup Finals
/ref>


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palic, Dave Living people American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players San Francisco Bay Blackhawks players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Western Soccer Alliance players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people)