Mirsad Huseinovic (born November 26, 1968) is a U.S.

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player. He spent one season in the

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and one game

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. He also earned one

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with the U.S. national team.

Youth and college

Huseinovic moved to the United States from

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with his family when he was five. His family settled in Brooklyn where he learned to play soccer from his father. He attended

New Utrecht High School New Utrecht High School is a public high school located in Bensonhurst, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education under District 20 and serves students of grades 9 to 12. A tot ...

, graduating in 1987. He then attended

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...

from 1988 to 1992 where he played on the men's soccer team. While playing with Brooklyn, he also played with several teams in the

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(CSL), including Gjoa and the Albanians.
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Professional

Huseinovic played at least two years with the

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, winning the 1991 U.S. Open Cup with them. In April 1993, the San Diego Sockers selected him in the fourth round of the

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draft. On April 12, 1995, Huseinovic signed with the New York Centaurs of the

(APSL). While with the Centaurs, he played with his cousin Sadri Gjonbalaj.
/sup> On July 4, 1996, the MetroStars of

acquired Huseinovic. He played one game, a total of 45 minutes, with the MetroStars before being released.
/sup> Since then, he has continued to play with the

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of the

.Open Door Shuts: G-A Atlas eliminated from U.S. Open Cup
.

National team

Huseinovic earned one

with the U.S. national team in a scoreless tie with

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on February 12, 1992. Head coach

Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record al ...

put him on as second-half substitute for

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.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huseinovic, Mirsad 1968 births Living people People from Plav, Montenegro Bosniaks of Montenegro American people of Bosniak descent American Professional Soccer League players American men's soccer players Brooklyn Italians players Greek American AA players New York Red Bulls players Major League Soccer players New York Centaurs players Yugoslav emigrants to the United States United States men's international soccer players Men's association football midfielders New Utrecht High School alumni Brooklyn College alumni 20th-century American sportsmen