Tony Labudovski

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Tony Labudovski
Personal information
Full nameTony Jon Labudovski
Date of birth (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 34)
Place of birth Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2007 Wright State Raiders
2008 Columbus Crew
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Columbus Shooting Stars 2 (0)
2004 Cleveland Internationals 5 (2)
2008 Vagnhärads SK [1] 9 (0 [2] )
2009–2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of August 25, 2010

Tony Labudovski (born Match 21, 1985 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio) is an American soccer player who last played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division.

Reynoldsburg, Ohio City in Ohio, United States

Reynoldsburg is a city in Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburban community in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. The population was 35,893 at the 2010 census.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.

Career

College and Amateur

Labudovski attended Reynoldsburg High School and played college soccer at Wright State University from 2003 to 2007. He was named to the Horizon League Newcomer Team in 2003, and was his team's MVP and was also named to the All Horizon League 2nd Team as a sophomore. Labudovski was again Wright State’s Team MVP in 2005, and was named to the First Team All Horizon League 2005 as well as to the 3rd Team All Region Midwest. He was Wright State’s team captain in 2007. [3]

College soccer form of soccer

College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in South Korea and Canada. The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff, although the student athletes are strictly amateur and are not paid. College soccer in the United States is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the sports regulatory body for major universities, and by the governing bodies for smaller universities and colleges. This sport is played on a rectangular field of the dimensions of about 64m (meters) - 70m sideline to sideline (width), and 100m - 110m goal line to goal line (length).

Wright State University public research university located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio, United States

Wright State University is a public research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States, with an additional branch campus located on Grand Lake St. Marys. Originally operating itself as a branch campus, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of the aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, who were residents of nearby Dayton. The university offers degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level.

During his college years Labudovski also played for the Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League. [4]

Cleveland Internationals association football club

Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference. The franchise folded at the end of the 2010 season and left the league thereafter.

Professional

After spending time in Sweden playing semi-pro soccer with Vagnhärads SK, and also spending time with the Columbus Crew reserves, Labudovski signed to play for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division. [5] He made his debut for the 'Hounds on April 17, 2009 in the team's 2009 season opener against Crystal Palace Baltimore. [6] On March 8, 2010 Pittsburgh announced the re-signing of Labudovski to a new contract for the 2010 season. [7]

Vagnhärads SK

Vagnhärads SK was a Swedish football club located in Vagnhärad in Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County.

Crystal Palace Baltimore association football club

Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace.

Management career

Labudovski signed for the Reynoldsburg Raiders coaching vacancy after the former coach resigned for family reasons. He will take charge at the start of the 2016 season and will coach the Varsity team.

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