Neil Hlavaty (born December 27, 1986) is an American former professional
soccer
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player who is currently an assistant coach for
Forward Madison FC
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.
Career
College and amateur
Hlavaty attended
Glenbard East High School
Glenbard East High School, or GBE, is a public four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87. East, on average, draws around 2,500 ...
in
Lombard, Illinois
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History
Lombard was originally named "Babcock's Grove", after the Babcock brothers ...
, played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers, was a five-year member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program team, and trained with the
AC Sparta Prague
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It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in cen ...
youth team in the
Czech Republic
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during the spring of 2005.
Hlavaty played three years of
college soccer
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at
Boston University
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. He was selected to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team and named America East Midfielder of the Year as a junior,
and was also selected to the All-America East First Team after his sophomore and junior seasons.
after starting in all of BU's 19 matches.
During his college years Hlavaty also played two seasons with
Chicago Fire Premier
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...
in the
USL Premier Development League
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.
Professional
Hlavaty signed with
Cleveland City Stars
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of the
USL Second Division
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in late 2007, helping the squad win the USL-2 title in his debut season. After the 2008 campaign, during which Hlavaty recorded 3 assists in 15 matches, he transferred to Swedish outfit
Östers for six months.
In October 2009, Hlavaty signed with Polish side
Jagiellonia Białystok
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, and subsequently played in 2 games for the team in the
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
in 2009.
On February 25, 2010, Hlavaty returned to the United States when he signed with the
NSC Minnesota Stars
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of the
USSF Division 2
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. He re-signed with the club, now playing in the
North American Soccer League
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1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
, on March 22, 2011.
On November 21, 2012
FC Edmonton
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announced the signing of Hlavaty for the 2013 season.
On January 9, 2015, Hlavaty signed with NASL club
Carolina RailHawks
North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 2006, the team previously was named the Carolina Railhawks.
On December 6, 2016, the RailH ...
. After one season with Carolina, Hlavaty was traded to
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to:
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on December 30, 2015, in exchange for
James Marcelin. In 2017 he signed on with the
Myrtle Beach Mutiny.
Coaching
On January 8, 2019, it was announced that Hlavaty had joined
Forward Madison FC
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as an assistant coach.
Personal
Hlavaty is of
Czech
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*Czech (surnam ...
and
Polish descent.
Honors
Jagiellonia Białystok
*
Polish Cup
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:
2009–10
Minnesota Stars
*
North American Soccer League
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1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
:
2011
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References
External links
Boston bio
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Berwyn, Illinois
Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
Men's association football midfielders
American men's soccer players
Boston University Terriers men's soccer players
Chicago Fire U-23 players
Cleveland City Stars players
Östers IF players
Jagiellonia Białystok players
Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
FC Edmonton players
North Carolina FC players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Myrtle Beach Mutiny players
Richmond Kickers players
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
USL League Two players
USSF Division 2 Professional League players
Ettan Fotboll players
Ekstraklasa players
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
American expatriate sportspeople in Poland
American soccer coaches
American expatriate men's soccer players
Forward Madison FC coaches
USL League One coaches