Refik Kozić (; born 25 December 1951) is a
Yugoslav retired professional
footballer
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who played for
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...
, and in the
NASL between 1980 and 1984 for the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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. His son
Alen Kozić is also a former professional player.
Career
Born in
Bačko Novo Selo,
SR Serbia, Kozić began his professional career with
NK Istra in 1968. He moved to
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...
in 1972 where he played in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
for eight seasons. In 1980, he signed with the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...
. In November 1983, the
New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to
* New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada)
* New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Indepen ...
signed Kozić after the Rowdies had waived him two months prior. Kozić played the 1983–84 NASL indoor season with the Cosmos. On 27 April 1984, the Cosmos traded Kozić back to the Rowdies in exchange for
Pedro DeBrito.
Rowdies trade DeBrito for Kozic
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References
External links
1951 births
Living people
People from Bač, Serbia
Footballers from South Bačka District
Men's association football defenders
Yugoslav men's footballers
NK Istra players
FK Partizan players
New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
Yugoslav First League players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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