2011 Inductees

2011 St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees

2011 Class Hank Darabacsek

Hank Darabcsek
Years Played: 7 Position Played: Center Forward

1974 Mattinglys
1971-73 L & L
1970 Pat Kenny
1969 Garzia’s
1968 Nicolis
1967 Keeny Tholey

Championships:
1971-73 L & L

Honors & Awards:
1971-73 L & L All Star Khoury League

2011 Class Eric Delabar

Eric Delabar
Years Played: 1975-Present

Amateur: Kutis , Ziegenhein, Kutis – 30, Biggies
Mid Rivers Over 40, Mid Rivers Over 50

College: 1976-79 Quincy University (College)

Professional:
1975-1985 New York Cosmos (NASL)
St. Louis Steamers (MISL)

Championships:
1975, 1977, 1978 Quincy College NAIA National Champions
1976 Quincy College NAIA Third Place
1977 US Open Cup Runner Up to LA Macabee Soccer Club

Honors & Awards:
1975 NAIA National Tournament Team (Quincy College)
1976 Best defender, All District, All Illinois, All Region (Quincy College)
1976 C.Y.C. All Stars
1977 All District, All Illinois, All Region, (Quincy College)
1977 Squaw Valley Olympic Team Training Camp
1978 Member 1st Olympic Gold Medal National Sports Festival Team-Midwest
1978 MVP, All District, All Illinois, All Region, All American (Quincy College)
1978 NAIA National Tournament Team (Quincy College)
1978 Senior Bowl Member
1989 Quincy College Hall of Fame
2002 NAIA Hall of Fame
2008 Quincy University Hall of Fame 1975 Team Induction

2011 Class Ed Gettemeier

Ed Gettemeier

Years Played: 14 Position Played: Goalie

1979-1982 SIU Edwardsville
1979-1982 Busch
1982-1983 Montreal Magic
1983-1984 Chicago Sting
1984-1986 St. Louis Steamers
1986-1990 Kansas City Comets

Championships:
NCAA Division 1 National Champions 1979 SIU Edwardsville
1980-1991 Busch National Amateur Champs
1984 Member of Super Bowl Champions

Honors & Awards
1982 McDonald All American
1982 SIU Most Valuable Player
1982 Senior Bowl Most Valuable Player
1983 NASL All Star

2011 Slobo 2

2011 Linda Illijevski

Accepting Induction for husband Slobo

2011 Luke Illijevski

Son of Slobo

2011 Drew Illijevski

Son of Slobo

Slobo Ilijevski (Posthumous Inductee)

Position Played: Goalie

1978-1979 Detroit Express
1980 Atlanta Chiefs
1980-1988 St. Louis Steamers
1988-1989 Baltimore Blast
1989-1992 St. Louis Storm
1992-1993 St. Louis Ambush
2000-2008 Kutis Veterans SC

Honors & Awards:
Holds Record for Most Games Played by Goalkeeper in MISL
1982 Goalkeeper of the Year-All MISL Team
1984 Goalkeeper of the Year-All MISL Team
Member MISL Soccer Hall of Fame

2011 Class Tim Putnam

Tim Putnam
Years Played: 10

Amateur:

1968-1972 Lindburg Cadillac
1972-1973 Stag
1973-1976 Kutis
1976-1978 Ziegenhein

College:
1970-1972 SIU Edwardsville

Championships:
1970 Lindburg St. Louis League Champions
Missouri Amateur Champions
Marre Tournament City Champions
1972 SIU Edwardsville NCAA Division II National
Champions
1974 Kutis St. Louis League Champions
1975 Kutis St. Louis League Champions
Missouri Open Champions
1976 Kutis St. Louis League Champions
1977 Ziegenhein CYC Major League Champions
Missouri Open Champions

2011 Class John Sanders

John Sanders

Years Played: 25 Position Played: Forward

1970-1974 Western-Illinois University
1974-1978 McMahon Ford
1979-1980 Gianino’s
1981-1984 Budweiser
1985-1994 Marauders

Honors & Awards:
1972 WIU NCAA All-American Selection
1972 US Olympic Trials
1973 Outstanding College Athletes of America
1974 WIU 4-Year Captain
1974 WIU MVP and All Time Leading Scorer
1988 1st Player Inducted into WIU Athletic HOF

John Schneider

John Schneider

Years Played: 11 Position Played: Midfield & Defender

2101-07 Kutis (Over 50)
1986 Kutis (Over 30)
1972 Drafted by St. Louis Stars
1971-72 Quincy College
1969-70 University of Wyoming
1973 7-Up Soccer Club
1971-72 Our Lady of Sorrows

Championships:
2001,02,07 Kutis (Over 50) National Semi-Finalists
1986 Kutis (Over 30) National Champion Runner-up
1972 Quincy College NAIA National Runner-up
1971 Quincy College NAIA National Champions

Honors & Awards:
1972 Selected to the 1st Senior Bowl
1971 Quincy College All-American
1970 University of Wyoming All-American
Inducted in the Quincy College HOF
Named to Quincy College All Time 1st Team

2011 Class Mark Scott

Mark Scott

Years Played: 34 Position Played: Midfield
1975-78 Rockhurst College
1978 Negwar Material
1979-80 Bombers
1981 John Stygar & Sons Funeral Home
1983-86 Ziegenhein Funeral Home
1987-89 Ramdale (Over 30)
1990 Kutis (Over 30)
1993 Trashman
1994-95 Kutis (Over 30)
1997-07 Holiday Inn (Over 40)
2007-08 Kutis (Over 50)

Championships:
1976 Rockhurst College NAIA 2nd Place Nationals
1975,78 Rockhurst College NAIA 3rd Place Nationals
1983 Ziegenhein MO Amateur Cup Champions
1988 Ramdale (Over 30) National Semi-Finalist
1990 Kutis (Over 30) National Cup Semi-Finalist
1993 Trashman CYC City/County Championship
1994, 95 Kutis (Over 30) Runner Up

Honors & Awards:
1976 Rockhurst College Regional NAIA 1st Team All
American
1978 Rockhurst College NAIA 1st Team All-American

Marty Todt

Marty R. Todt

Years Played 21 Positions Played: Midfield & Forward

1989 Amighetti’s
1988 Budweiser
1986-87 Soccer Master
1984-85 Mastercraft
1981-83 Gannett
1977-80 Kutis
1975-77 Gianino’s
1975 Meramec Community College
1972-74 St. Mathias
1971 Resurrection
1968 UMSL
1968-69 C.S.M.A.C.

Championship:
1988 Budweiser (Over 30) National Champion

2011 Nick Tomljenovic

2011 Rick Tomljonivic

Accepting Induction for father Nick

Nick Tomljenovic (Posthumous Inductee)

Years Played: 25 Position Played: Center Forward/Winger
Referee

1938-1951 (CROATIA)
NK Segesta Sisak
NK Nehaj Senj
NK Novi Vinodol
NK Izola

1951-1958 (Italy)
FC Salerno
AS Udinese Udine

1958-1964 (St. Louis USA)
Jardan
NK Croatia (Player Coach)
Kutis

Honors & Awards:
Co-Founder of the Missouri State Soccer Federation and served as President
One of the first three referees to be named Lifetime Member of the United
States Soccer Federation.
Refereed Matches and Tournaments in both the United State and Canada

2011 Class Paul Turin

Paul Turin

Position Played: Goalie

Amateur:
1976 Busch
1977 Gianino’s
1978 Kutis

College:
1976-78 Meramec Community College
1978-1980 University of South Carolina

Professional:
1979-1980 St. Louis Steamers (MISL)
1980-1982 Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL)
1983-1985 Detroit Express (ASL)

Championships:
1976 Meramec National Junior College Champions
1991 Soccer Dome (Over 30) National Indoor Champions

Honors & Awards:
1976 First Team NJCAA All American & All-Tournament Team
1977 Second Team NJCAA All American
1980 University of South Carolina selected to NCAA Senior Bowl

2011 Class Perry Van Der Beck

Perry Van Der Beck

Years Played: 19 Position Played: Midfield & Defender
1978-1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)
1979-1985 U.S. Men’s National Team (23 Caps)
1983 Team America (NASL)
1984-1987 Dallas Sidekicks (MISL)
1987-1988 St. Louis Steamers (MISL)
1988-1992 Wichita Wings (MISL)
1991-1993 Tampa Bay Rowdies (APSL)
1994-1997 Tampa Bay Terror (NPSL)

Coached:
1996-1997 Tampa Bay Terror (NASL)
1998-2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS
2001-present Tampa Bay Rowdies Technical Director (NASL)

Championships:
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)
1987 Dallas Sidekicks (MISL)
1988 St. Pete Kickers National champions

Honors & Awards:
1977-1978 Captain U.S. National Youth Team
1978 First Player Drafted out of High School to NASL
1978-1980 Captain U.S. Olympic Team
1979 U.S. Pan-Am Team member
1985 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year
1985-1993 Served on U.S. Soccer Board of Directors