Petar "Peter" Baralic (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Баралић, born 3 October 1951) is a retired Yugoslavian National Team and Olympic Team "Captain" football player who played professionally in Europe and in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He played for the highly ranked Red Star team in Europe. He coached the Arizona Sandsharks and Arizona Thunder. He also coached the Phoenix Hearts of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1990 SISL Coach of the Year. Player In Yugoslavia, he played for Borac Čačak and Red Star Belgrade. In 1979, Baralic signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. He played two seasons with the Rowdies, including the 1979-1980 NASL indoor season. In January 1981, the Detroit Express purchased Baralic from the Rowdies. At the end of the 1980-1981 NASL indoor season, the Express moved to Washington, D.C. and were renamed the Washington Diplomats. In the fall of 1981, Baralic moved to the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played four seasons in the MISL for the Blast, Phoenix Pride and Kansas City Comets. Coach In 1987, Baralic became the head coach of the semi-professional indoor club, the Phoenix Heat. In 1990, he was hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Hearts of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League indoor season Coach of the Year. References External links NASL/MISL stats 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Čačak Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslav expatriate footballers FK Borac Čačak players Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav First League players Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players Detroit Express players Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Phoenix Pride players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Washington Diplomats (NASL) players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States USISL coaches Serbian football managers Yugoslav football managers Association football forwards Association football midfielders