Preki in a press conference as head coach of Toronto FC, 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Predrag Radosavljević | ||
Date of birth | June 24, 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Čukarički Stankom | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | (0) |
1985–1990 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 247 | (209) |
1990 | Råslätts SK | ||
1990–1992 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 91 | (113) |
1992–1994 | Everton | 46 | (4) |
1994–1995 | San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) | 32 | (67) |
1994–1995 | Portsmouth | 40 | (5) |
1996–2000 | Kansas City Wiz/Wizards | 145 | (50) |
2001 | Miami Fusion | 24 | (8) |
2002–2005 | Kansas City Wizards | 73 | (21) |
Total | 700 | (477) | |
National team | |||
1996–2001 | United States | 28 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2006 | Chivas USA (assistant) | ||
2007–2009 | Chivas USA | ||
2010 | Toronto FC | ||
2014–2015 | Sacramento Republic FC | ||
2017– | Saint Louis FC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), better known by the nickname Preki (/ˈprɛki/; born June 24, 1963), is a Serbian-born American former international soccer player who now is the head coach of Saint Louis FC. He previously managed Sacramento Republic FC in the United Soccer League. He also previously coached in Major League Soccer with Toronto FC and Chivas USA.
During his playing career he played for English clubs Everton and Portsmouth, and was an 'MLS original' upon the formation of Major League Soccer in 1996, playing for the Kansas City Wizards (now known as Sporting Kansas City) and Miami Fusion. He is the only two-time winner of the MLS MVP award, now known as the Landon Donovan MVP Award, and represented the United States at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was elected to the American National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2010.