Novi Marojević

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Novica Marojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Маројевић; born 11 April 1973) is a Montenegrin former football player and coach who played for various clubs in Yugoslavia and the United States.

Novi Marojević
Personal information
Full name Novica Marojević
Date of birth (1973-04-11) 11 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Nikšić, Montenegro,
Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Indiana Elite FC (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutjeska
Radnički Niš
Partizan 0 (0)
Voždovac
Čelik Nikšić
1996-1999 Kansas City Attack (indoor)
1997 Rochester Raging Rhinos
1998 Mississippi Beach Kings (indoor)
2004–2006 Chicago Storm (indoor)
2006–2007 Detroit Ignition (indoor) (12)
2007-2008 Rockford Rampage (indoor)
2010-2011 Chicago Riot (indoor)
2015– FK Republika Srpska (indoor)
Managerial career
2010-2011 Chicago Riot (indoor, player/asst manager)
2012-2013 Chicago Soul (indoor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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During his career in the United States, Novi played as a midfielder for several teams, including : Rochester Raging Rhinos, Kansas City Attack, Chicago Storm, Chicago Riot and Detroit Ignition.[1]

Managerial career

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In December 2012[2] Novi took over as the coach of Chicago Soul. He currently coaches one of the youth soccer teams in the Midwest, Indiana Elite in Crown Point, Indiana.[3] In 2017, Novi started the construction of a 1.5 million dollar soccer complex project in Portage.[4] In 2021, Indiana Elite was one of the 3 teams to join the ECNL league for the 2021-2022 season.[5] Between 2004 and 2006, Novi coached Christian Pulisic.

Personal life

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Born in Nikšić on 11 April 1973, Novi settled in the United States in 1996. He is currently married to Jadranka Marojević, with whom he shares a son named Marko.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ignition Captain Novi Marojevic Announces Retirement - Our Sports Central
  2. ^ Chicago indoor soccer club replaces coach - Daily Herald
  3. ^ Correspondent, Sam Beishuizen Times. "Indiana Elite FC among Midwest's top soccer clubs". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ joyce.russell@nwi.com, 219-548-4352, Joyce Russell. "Indiana Elite begins work on $1.5M Portage soccer complex". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "ECNL Boys announces three additions to Midwest Conference". SoccerWire. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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