Tony Donlic


Tony Donlic is a former Croatian-American soccer forward who spent five season in the North American Soccer League. He also earned seven caps with the U.S. national team in 1977.

Club career

Tony Donlic, a native of Yugoslavia, joined the New York Cosmos of the NASL in 1975. However, he did not see time with the first team until 1978. In 1979, he moved to the San Diego Sockers for a single season before leaving the NASL. After retiring from professional soccer he joined the amateur club NY Croatia of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League where he was instrumental in turning the team into a regional powerhouse.

National team

In 1977, Donlic played seven games with the U.S. national team as a forward and midfielder. His first appearance came on September 15, 1977 in a 2-1 win over El Salvador in San Salvador. Over the next month, he played six more games, his last coming in a 2-1 win over China on October 16, 1977.
He owned a bar in Budapest for several years, but currently lives in the United States