Josip Ognjanac


Josip Ognjanac is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Ognjanac played at the youth level with Red Star Belgrade, and ultimately reached the senior team. He later played with FK Radnički Niš, and Jedinstvo Zemun. Throughout his tenure with Radnički he was named to the Belgrade City All-Star team. Later on, he played abroad for three seasons in Sweden for Malmö FF. In 1968, he ventured out to the United States and settled in Canada where he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.
In 1970, he played in the [North American Soccer League (1933–1983)|American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League] with the Rochester Lancers. He played the remainder of the season with the Serbian White Eagles. In 1971, he returned to the North American Soccer League to play with Montreal Olympique. He finished the 1971 season once more with the Serbian White Eagles. In 1972, he played in the American Soccer League with the New York Greeks.