Report: Union Sign Serbian Striker Veljko Paunovic
by Scott Kessler on May 25, 2011 11:01 PM EDT
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PrintVeljko Paunovic has been signed by the Philadelphia Union, according to the website The Mata-dor Confidential.
The 33-year-old Serbian striker was on trial with the Union last week, when he played with the Union's reserve team. Paunovic did not particularly impress onlookers at the Reserve League game against DC United, though his play wasn't poor.
With the Union possibly missing starting forward Carlos Ruiz for multiple games because of the upcoming Gold Cup, the Union apparently feel the need to add another veteran to the mix - despite already having Sebastien Le Toux, Danny Mwanga, Jack McInerney and Chris Agorsor on the team's roster.
From the Brotherly Game's original report on Paunovic:
Paunovic last played in 2008 for UD Almeria of the Spanish La Liga and Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan, where he began his professional career in 1994. He officially retired from soccer after the 2008 season, in which Paunovic managed three goals in 16 games. For his career Paunovic has scored 73 goals in 338 games for 14 different teams, most notably Atletico Madrid. His international career with Serbia spanned only two games, in which Paunovic scored a goal.
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Gotta imagine he couldn't play until July 15
That’s when transfer window opens.
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But he's a free agent
I thought the transfer window only applies when a fee is involved.
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by Joey Samuel on May 26, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
As far as I know
The transfer window relates to any player who is not already in the league. Could be wrong tho.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on May 27, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's the rule per MLSsoccer.com:
“Clubs may make discovery claims on players not yet under MLS contract who are not subject to the allocation ranking or lottery mechanisms.”
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by Scott Kessler on May 27, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Clarification
Just found out that a player can join the league while transfer window is closed as long as he meets two criteria:
1. He was out of contract when the window closed
2. He was registered as a player in the U.S. prior to the window closing
Not sure if this guy meets those criteria or not.
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