Myron Worobec

Myron Worobec (Ukrainian: Мирон Воробець) was a Ukrainian-American soccer player who earned one cap for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1967. He played in the Pan Am games. A prolific scorer he was named all-East, all-Area, all-America, a member of the U.S. Pan American team and a member of the U.S. Olympic team. MVP of the American Soccer League (Div. 2) in 1966–67.

Myron S. Worobec
Personal information
Date of birth October 26, 1944
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 2023
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 NJIT Highlanders
1966–1967 Newark Ukrainian Sitch
International career
1967, 1968 U.S. Olympic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Myron is a member of the NJIT Soccer Hall of Fame.

Worobec played club soccer for the Newark Ukrainian Sitch.[1]

Worobec was a Ukrainian immigrant to U.S.A.[2]

Worobec lived in St. Louis with three children and six grandchildren. He was active in his grandchildren's soccer teams. Myron played competitive tennis three days a week.

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