Scoop Stanisic
Encyclopedia
Vojislav "Scoop" Stanisic (born March 3, 1963 in Belgrade
, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a former American
soccer goalkeeper
. He spent most of his career playing indoor soccer in the United States, but also played five outdoor seasons in the American Soccer League
, American Professional Soccer League
and USISL. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1993.
. In 1984, Stanisic moved to the United States where he signed with the New York Cosmos
. While the Cosmos had gained its reputation as a top outdoor team in the North American Soccer League
, that league had folded and the Cosmos had moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Stanisic and the Cosmos began the 1984-1985 MISL season, but the team’s finances led to its leaving the league before the end of the season and folding a few weeks later. Stanisic then moved to the Chicago Sting
, another ex-NASL team now playing in MISL. He spent two seasons in Chicago before moving to the Baltimore Blast in 1988. In 1988, Stanisic moved to the Hershey Impact
of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). He spent two seasons in Hershey before moving to the Illinois Thunder
of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for the 1991-1992 season. He then moved to the Kansas City Attack
(NPSL) for two seasons. However, Stanisic was plagued by injuries during the 1993-1994 season and was traded to the Harrisburg Heat
during the 1994 off season. Stanisic experienced a rejuvenation with the Heat and was named a second team All Star for the 1995-1996 season.http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/goheat/Awards.html Stanisic only played four games for the Heat during the 1997-1998 season when the Attack purchased his contract on December 1, 1997 with cash and a pick in the upcoming Amateur Draft. http://web.archive.org/web/20091027130123/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/3410/releasepage.html He played out the rest of the 1997-1998 season in Kansas City, seeing time in twenty-eight games. In the 1998-1999 season, he played in only ten games and is not listed on any team’s roster for the 1999-2000 season. In 2000, Stanisic joined the Detroit Rockers
where he played only eight games before retiring at the end of the 2000-2001 season.http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl01.txt On March 31, 2005, the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed Stanisic to a fifteen day contract after injuries had decimated the Storm’s goalkeeper corps.http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content_0p.asp?ID=6743 However, he played no games during those fifteen days before retiring permanently. Stanisic finished his NPSL career sixth on the all time goalkeeper wins list with 127.http://www.usindoor.com/npslstats.html While Stanisic made his reputation in indoor soccer, he also played several seasons of outdoor soccer in the U.S. In 1989, he signed with the Albany Capitals
of the American Soccer League
(ASL). In 1990, he was with the Washington Diplomats
of the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL). The APSL was formed by the merger of the ASL and the Western Soccer League
in 1989. He was back with the Capitals in 1991, then spent the 1992 APSL season with the Miami Freedom
. In 1994, Stanisic returned to outdoor soccer with the Baltimore Bays
of the USISL.
on March 23, 1993. Already 30 years old at this point he was called up by head coach Bora Milutinović.
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
. He spent only one year with the team, going 8-6-0.http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Athletics/WSoccer/stories/0462B8D1B3.html In 1998, Stanisic formed the KC Inter Soccer Club, a youth club in Lee's Summit, Missouri
. He remained with the club until 2005 when he was hired by the Chicago Storm
.http://web.archive.org/web/20091027000336/http://geocities.com/kcintersoccer/ In 2000, he coached the U.S. Fourth Division
Vermont Voltage
.http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/usisl/premier/voltage.htm
, a women’s team competing in the W-League
. In the Spring of 2005, after Scoop accepted a permanent front office/coaching position with the Chicago Storm (MISL),
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
. He spent most of his career playing indoor soccer in the United States, but also played five outdoor seasons in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
, American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
and USISL. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1993.
Professional
Stanisic, a native of Serbia, began playing soccer with Partizan BelgradeFK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
. In 1984, Stanisic moved to the United States where he signed with the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
. While the Cosmos had gained its reputation as a top outdoor team in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, that league had folded and the Cosmos had moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Stanisic and the Cosmos began the 1984-1985 MISL season, but the team’s finances led to its leaving the league before the end of the season and folding a few weeks later. Stanisic then moved to the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
, another ex-NASL team now playing in MISL. He spent two seasons in Chicago before moving to the Baltimore Blast in 1988. In 1988, Stanisic moved to the Hershey Impact
Hershey Impact
The Hershey Impact was an indoor soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.The team played its home games at the Hersheypark Arena for all of its 3 seasons.-Staff & Ownership:...
of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). He spent two seasons in Hershey before moving to the Illinois Thunder
Illinois Thunder
The Illinois Thunder were an indoor soccer club that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.After the 1991/92 season, the team became the Denver Thunder.-Year-by-year:...
of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for the 1991-1992 season. He then moved to the Kansas City Attack
Kansas City Attack
The Kansas City Attack, previously the Atlanta Attack and later known as the Kansas City Comets, were an indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. In its various incarnations the franchise played in the National Professional Soccer League from 1989–2001 and the...
(NPSL) for two seasons. However, Stanisic was plagued by injuries during the 1993-1994 season and was traded to the Harrisburg Heat
Harrisburg Heat
The Harrisburg Heat was a professional indoor soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team was part of the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League, and has been defunct since 2003. The Harrisburg Heat was first formed during the 1991-92...
during the 1994 off season. Stanisic experienced a rejuvenation with the Heat and was named a second team All Star for the 1995-1996 season.http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/goheat/Awards.html Stanisic only played four games for the Heat during the 1997-1998 season when the Attack purchased his contract on December 1, 1997 with cash and a pick in the upcoming Amateur Draft. http://web.archive.org/web/20091027130123/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/3410/releasepage.html He played out the rest of the 1997-1998 season in Kansas City, seeing time in twenty-eight games. In the 1998-1999 season, he played in only ten games and is not listed on any team’s roster for the 1999-2000 season. In 2000, Stanisic joined the Detroit Rockers
Detroit Rockers
The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001. They played in Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan as well as The Palace of Auburn Hills and Compuware Sports Arena in the suburbs...
where he played only eight games before retiring at the end of the 2000-2001 season.http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl01.txt On March 31, 2005, the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed Stanisic to a fifteen day contract after injuries had decimated the Storm’s goalkeeper corps.http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content_0p.asp?ID=6743 However, he played no games during those fifteen days before retiring permanently. Stanisic finished his NPSL career sixth on the all time goalkeeper wins list with 127.http://www.usindoor.com/npslstats.html While Stanisic made his reputation in indoor soccer, he also played several seasons of outdoor soccer in the U.S. In 1989, he signed with the Albany Capitals
Albany Capitals
The Albany Capitals joined the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1989. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
(ASL). In 1990, he was with the Washington Diplomats
Washington Diplomats
The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...
of the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL). The APSL was formed by the merger of the ASL and the Western Soccer League
Western Soccer League
Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alliance...
in 1989. He was back with the Capitals in 1991, then spent the 1992 APSL season with the Miami Freedom
Miami Freedom
The Miami Sharks were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. The team were renamed the Miami Freedom and joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League...
. In 1994, Stanisic returned to outdoor soccer with the Baltimore Bays
Baltimore Bays (USISL)
-USISL:The third Baltimore Bays were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the USISL. They became the Eastern Shore Sharks in 1998 when they moved to Salisbury, Maryland.-Year-by-year:...
of the USISL.
National team
Stanisic earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-2 tie with El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
on March 23, 1993. Already 30 years old at this point he was called up by head coach Bora Milutinović.
Coach
In 1996, Stanisic became the women's soccer head coach NCAA Div III Franklin & Marshall CollegeFranklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational residential national liberal arts college in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States....
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
. He spent only one year with the team, going 8-6-0.http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/Athletics/WSoccer/stories/0462B8D1B3.html In 1998, Stanisic formed the KC Inter Soccer Club, a youth club in Lee's Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Cass. As of the 2010 census found the population at 91,364 making it the sixth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the sixth-largest city in Missouri...
. He remained with the club until 2005 when he was hired by the Chicago Storm
Chicago Storm
The Chicago Storm is a team in the Ultimate Soccer League that began play in the 2004-2005 season as a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League.-History:The Storm played home games during its first two seasons at the UIC Pavilion on the west side of Chicago...
.http://web.archive.org/web/20091027000336/http://geocities.com/kcintersoccer/ In 2000, he coached the U.S. Fourth Division
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
Vermont Voltage
Vermont Voltage
Vermont Voltage is an American soccer team based in St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference, having spent the 2009 season on...
.http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/usisl/premier/voltage.htm
Team management
In 2001, Stanisic was the general manager of the Kansas City MysticsKansas City Mystics
Kansas City Mystics were a W-League women's soccer team that played their home games at the Blue Valley School District Athletic Complex in Overland Park, Kansas, United States....
, a women’s team competing in the W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
. In the Spring of 2005, after Scoop accepted a permanent front office/coaching position with the Chicago Storm (MISL),