Gordon Kljestan was a three-year starter for the Pirates and was named as a 2006 All-Big East preseason selection and 2005 All-Big East honorable mention.
10 Facts About Gordon Kljestan
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Gordon Kljestan was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
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Gordon Kljestan started in six games for the Galaxy reserve team, logging 513 minutes, but was waived at the end of the season without making a senior start.
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In 2007, Gordon Kljestan signed with the New Jersey Ironmen of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Gordon Kljestan started and played for 68 minutes until the game was called off due to weather.
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Gordon Kljestan signed with the New York Red Bulls on June 25,2008, after training with the team for weeks.
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Gordon Kljestan played in his first match for the New York the following day in a friendly against Chivas Guadalajara, and made his full professional debut for the Red Bulls on 1 July 2008, in a US Open Cup third-round game against Crystal Palace Baltimore.
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Gordon Kljestan signed with Cleveland City Stars in April 2009 and he played in 22 games.
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Gordon Kljestan signed with FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 in April 2010.
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Gordon Kljestan's father Slavko Gordon Kljestan, a Bosnian Serb from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was a professional player playing for Zeljeznicar Sarajevo.