Mike Uremovich (soccer)

Mike Uremovich is a retired indoor soccer player. He played as a defender. Born in Yugoslavia, he is a Canadian citizen.

Early life
Mike Uremovich was born on June 5, 1962, in Perušić, Yugoslavia (now part of Croatia). He attended the University of British Columbia.

Career
Uremovich played for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 1980–81 season. He was with the team as they won the 1981 MISL championship.

Uremovich played for Montreal Manic for the 1981–82 indoor season and the 1982 outdoor season.

Uremovich joined the Phoenix Pride for the 1983–84 season, during which he notched 5 goals and 11 assists across 47 appearances.

In 1984, Uremovich became the first player to join the roster of expansion franchise Dallas Sidekicks. He scored six goals and made 14 assists in the 1984–85 season. Uremovich remained with the Sidekicks for three seasons. In the 1986–87 season, he had five goals and ten assists as the Sidekicks won the MISL championship.

In August 1987, Uremovich signed with the Baltimore Blast. Uremovich, who was one of the last four original Sidekicks players, was reportedly unhappy with offers he received from Dallas. His contract with the Sidekicks expired on September 30, 1987, after which his two-year contract with the Blast for $110,000 began.

In June 1988, Uremovich was the first Blast player offered a contract for the new season, but after four teams folded and the MISL's future became uncertain, Uremovich walked away from negotiations. Negotiations were briefly restarted in October 1988 after Blast management released defender Mike Reynolds for medical reasons. However, Uremovich ultimately turned down their offer to consider either returning to the Sidekicks or leaving soccer altogether.

In 1990, after two years away from soccer, Uremovich returned to the Sidekicks. In September 1991, Uremovich was renewed on a one-year contract. Uremovich missed several weeks of the 1991–92 season with a strained abdominal muscle. Uremovich did not return to the Sidekicks after 1992.