Mihalj Mesaroš
Yugoslav/Serbian footballer
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Mihalj Mesaroš (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаљ Месарош, Hungarian: Mészáros Mihály; 27 July 1935 – 18 April 2017) was a Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Bečej, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 18 April 2017 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19xx–19xx | Jedinstvo Novi Bečej | ||
| 19xx–1953 | Proleter Zrenjanin | ||
| 1954–1960 | Partizan | 38 | (7) |
| 1960–1964 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
| 1965 | Trikala | 8 | (5) |
| 1965–1966 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 1966 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
| 1967 | Los Angeles Toros | 16 | (3) |
| 1968 | San Diego Toros | 32 | (9) |
| 1968–1969 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Proleter Zrenjanin | ||
| 1974 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Novi Bečej and nicknamed "Meske"[1] he started his career at local side FK Jedinstvo Novi Bečej from where he moved to FK Proleter Zrenjanin playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League.[1] Then he moves to the capital Belgrade and joins FK Partizan. He played 127 games and scored 57 goals for the black&whites, 43 games and 10 goals in the Yugoslav First League.[2] Next he played for NK Rijeka and FK Sloboda Tuzla. In 1968, he moved to the United States and played with Los Angeles Toros in the NPSL,[3] and next season the club changed its name to San Diego Toros and played in the NASL.[3] Afterwards he returned to Yugoslavia and in 1974 he was back to the United States, this time playing with San Jose Earthquakes in the NASL.[3]
