Greg Bajek

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Greg Bajek
Personal information
Full name Gregory Bajek
Date of birth (1968-05-29) May 29, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1990 Kean College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991 Penn-Jersey Spirit 10 (1)
1992–1993 Stal Stalowa Wola 6 (1)
1994–1996 North Jersey Imperials
1996–1998 Central Jersey Riptide (16)
2000 New Brunswick Brigade 6 (3)
2002–2004 Jersey Falcons 30 (2)
2005 Western Mass Pioneers 10 (0)
Managerial career
2001, 2003–2004 Jersey Falcons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Greg Bajek (born May 29, 1968) is a retired American soccer player, coach and team owner who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and owned a franchise in the USL Premier Development League.

Bajek grew up in Clifton, New Jersey and graduated from Clifton High School. [1] He attended Kean College, playing on the men's soccer team from 1988 to 1990. He was a 1988 NCAA Division III First Team All American. [2]

In July 1991, Bajek turned professional when he signed with the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the American Professional Soccer League. [3] [4] In 1992, he moved to Poland where he played for Stal Stalowa Wola. On March 3, 1994, Bajek signed with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL. [5] In 1995 and 1996, the Imperials played in the USISL Pro League. In 1996, Bajek joined the Central Jersey Riptide of the USISL Pro League. In 1998 and 1999, the team moved down to the USISL D-3 Pro League. In 2000, he played for the New Brunswick Brigade. In 2001, Bajek became the owner and coach of the Jersey Falcons. From 2002 to 2004, he played for the Falcons. In 2003, he again became the head coach. [6] [7] When the team collapsed in 2005, Bajek finished his career with the Western Mass Pioneers.

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References

  1. ↑ "Icon FC Will Host Stal Mielec of Poland This Saturday In Clifton, NJ", The Post-Eagle, June 13, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Bajek is a Clifton High School graduate who earned all-state honors for the Mustangs, and was a three-time All-American at Kean University before launching a long professional career in Poland and the U.S. 'Clifton will always be home. I was raised here, learned to play soccer here and now very proud to return with a professional team and the opportunity to showcase world-class soccer matches at Clifton High School Stadium.'"
  2. ↑ Kean College soccer records
  3. ↑ Bays travel to meet renewed Spirit
  4. ↑ 1991 Penn-Jersey Spirit
  5. ↑ BAJEK SIGNS WITH IMPERIALS
  6. ↑ "Second half gives Crusaders 2nd life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  7. ↑ FALCONS LOOK TO SOAR IN '04
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