Igor Vrablic (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former

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player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker.

Early and personal life

Vrablic was born in

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and raised in

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Club career

Vrablic played with Kitchener Beograd at youth level. He was drafted in the 2nd round, 13th overall in the 1982 NASL entry draft by the

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. He played in the United States, Belgium, and Greece for the

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, RFC Sérésien and

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. He played for the

in 1988. In 1989, Vrablic played in the

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with Toronto Panhellenic. In 1991, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with North York Atletico Argentina SC.

International career

Vrablic earned 35 caps for

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, representing them in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

and

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-tea ...

. His international career ended in 1986 when, together with three other Canadian players, he was involved in a match-fixing betting scandal at the

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tournament.

International goals

Honours

Canada *

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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

References

External links

Igor Vrablic stats
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrablic, Igor 1965 births Living people Footballers from Bratislava Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Slovak emigrants to Canada 1986 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football forwards Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian men's soccer players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players Olympiacos F.C. players Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players North York Astros players Olympic soccer players for Canada Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sportspeople involved in betting scandals Association football controversies CONCACAF Championship–winning players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian National Soccer League players Canadian people of Slovak descent 20th-century Canadian sportsmen