#25  -  Darko Kolic Return to: TEAM PAGE | TEAM ROSTER

Last Club: Impact

 Bio:
CAREER
In 2004, helped the Impact play 12 straight games without a loss (8-0-4), a club record, and go on to win the championship title... Helped the Impact win the regular-season title in 1997, and finish first in overall A-League standings in 2003, tied with the Milwaukee Wave United... In 2002, helped the team finish first in the Northeast Division, tied with the Rochester Raging Rhinos... Tallied 17 goals and nine assists in 1999 with the Long Island Rough Riders, to finish fourth in league scoring... That performance earned him a spot on the second all-star team... Previously played for the Richmond Kickers in 1998... Returned with the Impact in 2000 to finish first in team scoring with eight goals, four assists and 20 points, two more than Mauro Biello... This Yugoslavian-bord athlete now lives year-round in Montreal...

INTERNATIONAL
Made his pro debut in Yugoslavia in 1992... Played for FC Rad (1st division) and FC Hadjuk Belgrade (2nd division)... In 2001, helped the Impact win the Montreal Cup, a six-team international tournament played at Claude Robillard Stadium... Scored three goals in a 3-0 win over Chilean club Santiago in the opening round...

2002 SEASON
Missed the start of the season in order to recover from an injured knee ligament... Played in his first game June 28 against the Charleston Battery, playing 12 minutes as a sub... Got his first start August 10 against the Kickers in Richmond, after taking part in four games as a reserve player... Originated the play on the Impact’s first goal of the 2-1 win against the Kickers, without officially picking up an assist... In that same game, on a free kick, took a hard shot that hit the inside of the net with such force that the ball came right back out, and the referees did not see it and the goal didn’t count... Picked up an assist on the game-winning goal by Eduardo Sebrango, September 1st in Montreal, in a 1-0 victory against the Atlanta Silverbacks... That win allowed the Impact to finish first in the Northeast Division, tied with the Rochester Raging Rhinos... After taking advantage of a turnover, gave the ball to Sebrango on a two-man breakaway... Allowed Sebrango to score his 18th goal of the season and finish first in league goal-scoring, as well as establish an Impact team record with 36 points... In the first playoff round, scored one of the Impact’s six goals in the shootout that followed the home-and-home series against the Charlotte Eagles... The shootout, won 6-5 by Montreal, put the team into the second round...

2003 SEASON
Scored in the Can-Am Cup final, July 30 against the Rochester Rhinos... His goal gave Montreal a 2-1 lead in a game that ended in a 4-2 win... Scored at the 55th minute of play, less than a minute after replacing Martin Nash on the field... The Impact retained its Can-Am Cup championship title... Also picked up an assist in that game, in addition to provoking the infraction that led to the penalty kick scored by Patrick Leduc, leading to the team’s fourth goal... His run in the penalty area forced Rhinos defender Nate Kaczanowki to bring him down... Up to that point in regular-season action, Kolic had only played two games and spent 14 minutes on the field...


2004 SEASON
Started four of the 16 games he played in, for a total of 406 minutes of play… Scored a goal June 15 at the 90th minute against Edmonton, helping his team earn a 1-1 tie...

2005 SEASON
Was named Écoles de Soccer Réno-Dépôt director along with Patrick Leduc…





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