Ignition Captain Novi Marojevic Announces Retirement
April 27, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., April 27, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition has announced Novi Marojevic, the club's first team captain, is retiring from the Major Indoor Soccer League after eight successful seasons. Marojevic, 34, will focus on opportunities outside of soccer. Marojevic joined the Ignition through the 2006 MISL Expansion Draft and was named the team's captain in November.
"I want to thank the fans for their tremendous support and the entire Detroit Ignition organization for everything throughout the season," said Marojevic. "This was a very difficult decision for me but I look forward to returning to my wife Jadranka and my son Marko. I will miss the game but I look am excited to the opportunities and challenges I will face down the road."
"On behalf of the entire Detroit Ignition organization, I want to thank Novi for being an impact on the field, a leader in our locker room and a positive role model in our community," Ignition President Greg Bibb stated. "Novi will be missed and we wish him well in all he does in the future."
Marojevic finished third on the Ignition in scoring during the 2006-07 season with 12 goals and 19 assists for 45 points. The former all-star posted career regular season totals of 155 goals and 111 assists for 382 points over eight seasons. The Niksic, Montenegro native debuted in the MISL with the Kansas City Comets in 1996 after spending a number of years playing professionally throughout Europe.
The Detroit Ignition is a member club of the Major Indoor Soccer League and finished the team's inaugural 2006-07 season with a League-best 18-12 record. Information regarding Ignition season, group, and individual tickets can be obtained by calling the club at 1-888-436-GOAL (4625), by visiting the team's official Internet property, www.detroitignition.com, by calling TicketMaster at 248-645-6666, or by using www.ticketmaster.com.
The Detroit Ignition is a subsidiary of the Hantz Group. The Hantz Group is a full-service financial holding company with 24 locations in Michigan and Ohio serving over 18,000 clients with over $1.6 billion in assets under management. With over 500 employees the full service company provides financial planning, tax planning, investment products, and mortgages through its affiliates.
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