Jeno "Gene" Strenicer (born August 12, 1945) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned eight caps with the Canadian men's national soccer team between 1977 and 1980.

Professional

Strenicer fled Hungary and settled in Toronto in the 1970s. In 1973, he joined the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League. The Metros merged with Toronto Croatia before the 1975 season and Strenicer player for the Toronto Metros-Croatia for three seasons. In 1978, he moved to the Chicago Sting and finished his outdoor career with the Rochester Lancers in 1980. He played indoor soccer with the MISL New York Arrows in 1982.

Gene Strenicer

National team

For Canada, Strenicer played five times in World Cup qualifying in 1977, and three more times in 1980.

Gene Strenicer

External links

NASL/MISL stats

1945 births

Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Canadian expatriate men's soccer players

Canada men's international soccer players

Canadian men's soccer players

Chicago Sting (NASL) players

Men's association football defenders

Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players

New York Arrows players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players

Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players

Phoenix Inferno players

Living people

Hungarian emigrants to Canada

Footballers from Budapest

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Gene Strenicer