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{{short description|Canadian former soccer player (born 1965)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Igor Vrablic
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1965|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Bratislava]], Czechoslovakia
| height         = 
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| years1         = 1983–1984
| clubs1         = [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|Golden Bay Earthquakes]] (indoor)
| caps1          = 8
| goals1         = 2
| years2         = 1984
| clubs2         = [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|Golden Bay Earthquakes]]
| caps2          = 11
| goals2         = 4
| years3         = 1985–1986
| clubs3         = [[R.F.C. Seraing (1904)|RFC Sérésien]]
| caps3          = 14
| goals3         = 3
| years4         = 1986–1987
| clubs4         = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| caps4          = 7
| goals4         = 1
| years5         = 1988
| clubs5         = [[Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993)|Toronto Blizzard]]
| caps5          = 22
| goals5         = 8
| years6         = 1989
| clubs6         = [[Canadian National Soccer League|Toronto Panhellenic]]
| caps6          = 
| goals6         = 
| years7         = 1991
| clubs7         = [[North York Atletico Argentina SC|North York Atletico Argentina]]
| caps7          = 
| goals7         = 
| totalcaps      = 
| totalgoals     = 
| nationalyears1 = 1982
| nationalteam1  = [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
| nationalcaps1  = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1983–1984
| nationalteam2  = [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U23]]
| nationalcaps2  = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1984–1986
| nationalteam3  = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps3  = 34
| nationalgoals3 = 9
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1985 CONCACAF Championship|1985 North America]]|}}
}}

'''Igor Vrablic''' (born 19 July 1965) is a Canadian former [[association football|soccer]] player who played at both professional and international levels, as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]].

==Early and personal life==
Vrablic was born in [[Bratislava]] and raised in [[Waterloo, Ontario]].<ref name="CanadaSoccerProfile">{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3269|title=Igor Vrablic|website=Canada Soccer|date=n.d. |accessdate=24 June 2025}}</ref>

==Club career==
Vrablic played with Kitchener Beograd at youth level.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=239}}</ref>  He was drafted in the 2nd round, 13th overall in the 1982 NASL entry draft by the [[Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984)|Toronto Blizzard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/14/NORTH-AMERICAN-SOCCER-LEAGUE-Player-Draft-round-by-round/2881408690000/|title=NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE Player Draft, round by round|website=UPI|accessdate=20 April 2021}}</ref> He played in the United States, Belgium, and Greece for the [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|Golden Bay Earthquakes]], [[R.F.C. Seraing (1904)|RFC Sérésien]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]. He played for the [[Toronto Blizzard (1986–93)|Toronto Blizzard]] in 1988.<ref>{{NFT player|id=21112|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Vrablic.Igor.htm|title=Profile|publisher=NASL Jerseys}}</ref> In 1989, Vrablic played in the [[Canadian National Soccer League|National Soccer League]] with Toronto Panhellenic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/504224300/?terms=igor+vrablic+Panhellenic|title=Winless streak now 12 as Wheels lose another|last=Waddell|first=Dave|date=31 July 1989|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=22|language=en|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> In 1991, he continued playing in the National Soccer League with [[North York Atletico Argentina SC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 June 1991|title=Local Roundup - Wheels|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/504241940/?terms=Igor+Vrablic|access-date=10 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=23|language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
Vrablic earned 34 caps for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]],<ref name="CanadaSoccerProfile"/> representing them in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|59728}}</ref> His international career ended in 1986.<ref name="CanadaSoccerProfile"/>

=== International goals ===
<ref name="CanadaSoccerProfile"/>
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! City !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 10 March 1985 || [[Hasely Crawford Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|TRI}} || {{center|2–1}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2 || 13 March 1985 || [[Montego Bay]], Jamaica || {{fb|JAM}} || {{center|1–1}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3 ||rowspan="2"|2 April 1985 ||rowspan="2"| [[BC Place]], [[Vancouver]], Canada ||rowspan="2"|{{fb|USA}} ||rowspan="2"|{{center|2–0}} ||rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 4
|-
| 5 || 13 April 1985 || [[Royal Athletic Park]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], Canada || {{fb|HAI|1964}} || {{center|2–0}} || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 6 || 8 May 1985 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti || {{fb|HAI|1964}} || {{center|2–0}} || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 7 || 14 September 1985 || [[King George V Park]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], Canada || {{fb|HON|1949}} || {{center|2–1}} || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8 || 10 May 1986 || [[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], Canada || {{fb|WAL}} || {{center|2–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 9 || 24 August 1986 || Singapore || {{fb|SIN}} || {{center|1–0}} || [[Merlion Cup]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Canada'''
*[[CONCACAF Championship]]: [[1985 CONCACAF Championship|1985]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca85det.html|title=Torneo Premundial 1985 (IX Campeonato de Naciones (NORCECA) CONCACAF)|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Vrablic.Igor.htm Igor Vrablic stats]

{{Canada Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}}
{{Canada squad 1985 CONCACAF Championship}}
{{Canada Squad 1986 World Cup}}

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