Juli Veee
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gyula Visnyei | ||
| Date of birth | February 22, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 20 | (6) |
| 1976 | San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Lierse | 28 | (8) |
| 1977–1978 | Standard Liège | 19 | (5) |
| 1978–1982 | San Diego Sockers | 164 | (33) |
| 1979–1980 | New York Arrows (MISL) | 26 | (29) |
| 1981–1982 | San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor) | 18 | (51) |
| 1982–1983 | San Diego Sockers (MISL) | 37 | (57) |
| 1983–1984 | San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor) | 28 | (45) |
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans (MISL) | 39 | (50) |
| 1985–1988 | San Diego Sockers (MISL) | 115 | (101) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1982 | United States | 4 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005– | La Costa Canyon High School | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Juli Veee (born Gyula Visnyei on February 22, 1950) is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Announced as "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one and only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.
Veee grew up impoverished in Budapest, Hungary. The communist government controlled nearly every aspect of a Hungarian's life and when Veee turned fifteen he was given a choice, pursue a career in table tennis or soccer. He chose soccer. Chafing under the restrictions of his totalitarian, communist homeland, Veee defected when he was eighteen years old while on a tour of Western Europe with the Hungarian U-21 national team. He began his professional career in France before moving to the United States.
In 1975, he moved to the U.S. where he signed with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League. That season, he played in nineteen games, scoring six goals. He was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes for the 1976 season.
At the completion of the 1976 NASL season, Veee moved to Belgium where he signed with First Division club Lierse. He spent one season with Lierse before moving to Standard Liège for the 1977-1978 season. Veee returned to the NASL to play for the San Diego Sockers from 1978-1982. Veee was a fan favorite for the Sockers.
NASL- Indoor
The NASL started an indoor league, in which the Sockers participated in 1980-81, 1981–82, 1983-84. San Diego won the championship in the 1981-82 and 1983-84 seasons. Julie Veee was their star. He went on to play with the Sockers in the MISL. Overall, the Sockers won 10 indoor soccer championship (two in the NASL, and eight more in the MISL). Veee finished his career with the Sockers with 254 goals and 214 assists.
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