Zenon "Zen" Luzniak is a US soccer defender who spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and two in the USISL.
10 Facts About Zen Luzniak
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Zen Luzniak earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team making him the youngest player to ever play for the US at the that time.
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Zen Luzniak then attended Wake Forest University where he played on the men's soccer team.
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Zen Luzniak tore a ligament in his right knee during his junior season and left Wake to rehab with a Netherlands team.
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When Zen Luzniak left college, he went to the Netherlands to complete his knee rehabilitation for FC Utrecht Reserve Team.
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When Zen Luzniak returned to the United States in 1991, he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Professional Soccer League and played four seasons with them.
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Zen Luzniak played there for one season, but returned after a financial dispute with the club.
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Zen Luzniak was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the thirteen round in the 1996 MLS Draft.
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Zen Luzniak signed with the Dynamo in 1999, but on May 8,1999, he tore his anterior-cruciate ligament in a game against the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs.
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Zen Luzniak continued to play for his national team until his knee injury sidelined him.