Scoop Stanisic

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Scoop Stanisic
Personal information
Full name Vojislav Stanisic
Date of birth March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03) (age 45)
Place of birth    Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1984-1985
1985-1987
1988
1988-1991
1989
1990
1991
1991-1992
1992
1992-1994
1994
1994-1997
1997-1999
2000-2001
2005
Partisan Belgrade
New York Cosmos (indoor)
Chicago Sting (indoor)
Baltimore Blast (indoor)
Hershey Impact (indoor)
Albany Capitals
Washington Diplomats
Albany Capitals
Illinois Thunder (indoor)
Miami Freedom
Kansas City Attack (indoor)
Baltimore Bays
Harrisburg Heat (indoor)
Kansas City Attack (indoor)
Detroit Rockers (indoor)
Chicago Storm (indoor)




64 (0)



24 (0)

41 (0)

80 (0)
38 (0)
08 (0)
00 (0)   
National team2
1993 United States 01 (0)
Teams managed
1996
2000
Franklin & Marshall College
Vermont Voltage

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 December 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Vojislav “Scoop” Stanisic (born March 3, 1963 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a former U.S.-Serbian 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.

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[edit] Partizan Belgrade

Stanisic, a native of Serbia, began playing soccer with Partisan Belgrade.

[edit] MISL

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.

[edit] NPSL

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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

[edit] ASL/APSL

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 I 1989. He was back with the Capitals in 1991, then spent the 1992 APSL season with the Miami Freedom.

[edit] USISL

In 1994, Stanisic returned to outdoor socce with the Baltimore Bays of the USISL.

[edit] National team

Stanisic earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-2 tie with El Salvador on March 23, 1993.

[edit] Coaching

In 1996, Stanisic became the women’s soccer head coach NCAA Div III Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He spent only one year with the team, going 8-6-0.[6] 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.[7] In 2000, he coached the U.S. Fourth Division Vermont Voltage.[8]

[edit] Team management

In 2001, Stanisic was the general manager of the Kansas City Mystics, a women’s team competing in the W-League.[9]

In the Spring of 2005, after Scoop accepted a permanent front office/coaching position with the Chicago Storm (MISL),

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