Mihalj Mesaroš | |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1935 |
Birth Place: | Novi Bečej, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | United States |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 19xx–19xx |
Years2: | 19xx–1953 |
Years3: | 1954–1960 |
Caps3: | 38 |
Goals3: | 7 |
Years5: | 1960–1964 |
Years6: | 1965 |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 1965–1966 |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1966 |
Years9: | 1967 |
Caps9: | 16 |
Goals9: | 3 |
Years10: | 1968 |
Caps10: | 32 |
Goals10: | 9 |
Years11: | 1968–1969 |
Caps11: | 0 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 1970–1971 |
Years13: | 1974 |
Caps13: | 4 |
Goals13: | 1 |
Mihalj Mesaroš (; 27 July 1935 – 18 April 2017) was a Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.
Born in Novi Bečej and nicknamed "Meske"[1] he started his career at local side FK Jedinstvo Novi Bečej from where he moved to FK Proleter Zrenjanin playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League.[1] Then he moves to the capital Belgrade and joins FK Partizan. He played 127 games and scored 57 goals for the black&whites, 43 games and 10 goals in the Yugoslav First League.[2] Next he played for NK Rijeka and FK Sloboda Tuzla. In 1968, he moved to the United States and played with Los Angeles Toros in the NPSL,[3] and next season the club changed its name to San Diego Toros and played in the NASL.[3] Afterwards he returned to Yugoslavia and in 1974 he was back to the United States, this time playing with San Jose Earthquakes in the NASL.[3]