Chicago Riot Names Roster for 2010-2011 MISL Season

November 16, 2010 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Chicago Riot News Release


CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2010) - The Chicago Riot announces today its full team roster for the 2010-11 Major Indoor Soccer League season.

The 16-player roster features a blend of youth and experience, with many players holding ties to the Chicagoland area. All of the players reside in Chicagoland, while 12 played for the Rockford Rampage during the 2009-2010 MISL season.

"In a short amount of time, the Riot has put together a roster full of experienced indoor talent along with exciting newcomers to the MISL," Riot Head Coach Jeff Kraft said. "We're a blue collar team with a strong work ethic and a tough attitude. We're in this for the long ride and I'm excited to see how the team performs together, starting this Friday at Baltimore."

The Riot's first official signing is Novica Marojevic, who also will serve as Kraft's assistant coach. The midfielder has played for the Chicago Storm, Detroit Ignition, Rochester Rhinos and Kansas City Attack, in addition to nine professional seasons in Europe where he played for Sutjeska, Radnicki, Partizan, Vozdovac and Celik.

"Novi is one of the best talents ever to play indoor soccer in Chicago," Kraft said. "I've coached him with the Storm and with the Rampage, and it's a great pleasure to work again with such an outstanding player and person. He brings experience, dedication and passion to his coaching role, and his knowledge of the game will be greatly beneficial to all of our players."

The Riot's captain is 31-year-old midfielder Fred Degand, a native of Deerfield, Ill., who contributed two three-pointers, six two-pointers, five assists and 14 blocks in 19 games during the 2009-10 season for the Rampage. The former Bowling Green State University player was drafted by the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League in 2001. But he did not sign with the Crunch, instead making his professional indoor debut with the Cleveland Force in 2003-2004.

Between the posts, the Riot will have Jeff Richey who was named the 2009 National Soccer League Player of the Year. He played during the latter portion of the Rampage's 2009-2010 season, registering 54 saves in three games. He also was a member of the U.S. National Futsal 2008 World Cup team that competed in Brazil.

Semir Mesanovic leads all members of the Riot with 45 points in the 2009-10 MISL season, which he split with the Rockford Rampage and Philidelphia KiXX. He tallied two three-pointers, 15 two-pointers, nine assists and 18 blocks in 22 games.

Bato Radoncic joins Mesanovic to form the Riot's strikeforce. The forward notched 32 points in the 2009-2010 MISL season with the Rampage and previously was named Second Team All-National Indoor Soccer League in 2008-2009 for Rockford.

The Riot debuts in Baltimore against the Blast this Friday at 6:30 p.m. The match can be viewed on the Riot website, www.chicagoriotsoccer.com. Spanish language web radio will be available at www.lamaquinaroja.com.

2010-2011 CHICAGO RIOT ROSTER

No., Name, Position, Date of Birth; Hometown

2, Chris Brisson, D, 08/11/82; Hugo, Minnesota

3, Will Kletzien, D, 12/14/81; Kent, Ohio

5, Eric Duda, M, 05/20/81; Carol Stream, Illinois

7, Semir Mesanovic, M, 01/01/81; Toronto, Canada

8, Bato Radoncic, F, 08/20/80; Berane, Montenegro

10, Novica Marojevic, M, 04/11/73; Niksic, Montenegro

11, Edward Santeliz, F, 06/18/87; Chicago, Illinois

13, Fred Degand, M, 06/06/79; Deerfield, Illinois

14, Eric Lukin, D, 06/14/79; Chicago, Illinois

16, Roberto Gallo, D, 07/09/84; Chicago, Illinois

19, Ante Cop, GK, 11/07/74; Slavonski Brod, Croatia

20, Marco Sullo, D, 03/10/87; Chicago, Illinois

21, Andre Berenzon, M, 09/28/84, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22, Vladimir Knezevic, D, 05/23/75; Belgrade, Serbia

23, Jeff Richey, GK, 02/06/78; Fort Wayne, Indiana

88, Zlatko Zebic, F, 01/08/79; Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach: Jeff Kraft

Assistant coach/midfielder: Novica Marojevic



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