Željko Bilecki


Željko Bilecki is a Canadian retired soccer player.

Club career

Bilecki played for Toronto Croatia and then in the North American Soccer League for Toronto Metros-Croatia in Canada. He later played for three other NASL sides in the United States: Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Tulsa Roughnecks. He won a Soccer Bowl with Toronto in 1976 and was a runner-up in 1979 for Tampa Bay. He was the back up goalie for Tulsa when they won Soccer Bowl '83. Bilecki also won the NASL's indoor title in 1979–80 with Tampa Bay.

International career

Bilecki made his debut for Canada on 22 December 1976 in a 3–0 victory against the United States in a World Cup qualification match in Port-au-Prince. He won two more caps the next year, the last of these coming in a 2–1 win over Suriname on 12 October 1977 in Mexico City, where he came on at the start of the second half to replace Tony Chursky.