Iván "John" Borodiak (born 1940) is a former soccer player who played as a defender in the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. Born inArgentina, he also earned one cap for the United States national team.

Professional

Borodiak was born in Argentina of Ukrainian descent, and started his career in the Argentine league, playing for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, and later for Almagro. In early 1960, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League (ASL) signed Borodiak to bolster the squad for an upcoming National Challenge Cup series. The move paid off, and the Ukes won the 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1967 National Challenge Cups. In 1965, during the ASL off season, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma. In 1967, he played for the Newark Ukrainian Sitch and Philadelphia Spartans. In 1968, Borodiak signed with the Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League. The next year, he transferred to the Baltimore Bays. That season, he was a first team NASL All Star.

Ivan Borodiak

National team

Borodiak earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to England on May 27, 1964.

Ivan Borodiak

References

External links

NASL stats

Ukrainian Football Diaspora @ Sport.ua

1940 births

Living people

Footballers from Buenos Aires

Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers

Club Almagro players

American men's soccer players

American Soccer League (1933–1983) players

American people of Ukrainian descent

Argentine people of Ukrainian descent

Argentine emigrants to the United States

Argentine men's footballers

Baltimore Bays players

Cleveland Stokers players

Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players

National Professional Soccer League (1967) players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Philadelphia Spartans players

Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players

Toronto Roma players

United States men's international soccer players

Men's association football fullbacks

Ivan Borodiak