Gene Strenicer

Gene Strenicer

Personal information
Full name	Jeno Strenicer
Date of birth	(1945-08-12) August 12, 1945
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Midfielder / defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Toronto Metros	37	(3)
1975–1977	Toronto Metros-Croatia	58	(0)
1978–1979	Chicago Sting	39	(4)
1979–1982	New York Arrows (indoor)	108	(16)
1980	Rochester Lancers	25	(2)
1982–1984	Phoenix Inferno (indoor)	83	(6)
International career
1977–1980	Canada	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeno "Gene" Strenicer (born August 12, 1945) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned eight caps with the Canadian men's national soccer team between 1977 and 1980.

Professional

Strenicer fled Hungary and settled in Toronto in the 1970s. In 1973, he joined the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League. The Metros merged with Toronto Croatia before the 1975 season and Strenicer player for the Toronto Metros-Croatia for three seasons. In 1978, he moved to the Chicago Sting and finished his outdoor career with the Rochester Lancers in 1980. He played indoor soccer with the MISL New York Arrows in 1982.

National team

For Canada, Strenicer played five times in World Cup qualifying in 1977, and three more times in 1980.

External links

• Gene Strenicer at the Canadian Soccer Association
• NASL/MISL stats