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{{Short description|American soccer player and coach}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Preki
| image       = PREKI.jpg
| image_size  = 295px
| caption     = Preki as head coach of [[Toronto FC]] in May 2010
| fullname    = Predrag Radosavljević
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|24}}
| birth_place = [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| height      = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}<ref name=Soccer>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/preki/ |title=Preki {{!}} MLSsoccer.com |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
| position    = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] (assistant)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[FK Čukarički|Čukarički]]
| years1 = 1982–1985
| clubs1 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1985–1990
| clubs2 = [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]] (indoor)
| caps2 = 247
| goals2 = 209
| years3 = 1990
| clubs3 = [[Råslätts SK]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 1990–1992
| clubs4 = [[St. Louis Storm]] (indoor)
| caps4 = 91
| goals4 = 113
| years5 = 1992–1994
| clubs5 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 1994–1995
| clubs6 = [[San Jose Grizzlies]] (indoor)
| caps6 = 32
| goals6 = 67
| years7 = 1994–1995
| clubs7 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 1996–2000
| clubs8 = [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
| caps8 = 145
| goals8 = 50
| years9 = 2001
| clubs9 = [[Miami Fusion]]
| caps9 = 24
| goals9 = 8
| years10 = 2002–2005
| clubs10 = [[Kansas City Wizards]]
| caps10 = 73
| goals10 = 21
| totalcaps = 330 
| totalgoals = 88 
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2006
| managerclubs1 = [[Chivas USA]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs2 = [[Chivas USA]]
| manageryears3 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs3 = [[Toronto FC]]
| manageryears4 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs4 = [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]]
| manageryears5 = 2017
| managerclubs5 = [[Saint Louis FC]]
| manageryears6 = 2018–
| managerclubs6 = [[Seattle Sounders FC]] (assistant)
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|United States}}}}
{{Medal|RU|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
}}

'''Predrag Radosavljević''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Предраг Радосављевић}}; born June 24, 1963), better known by the nickname '''Preki''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|r|ɛ|k|i}}), is a former  [[association football|soccer]] player and coach. He is currently an assistant coach with [[Seattle Sounders FC]] in [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS). He previously coached [[Sacramento Republic FC]] and [[Saint Louis FC]] in the [[USL Championship|United Soccer League]] and coached in MLS with [[Toronto FC]] and [[Chivas USA]]. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].

He played indoor soccer in the United States for over a decade, being considered among the best indoor players of all time.<ref name=USMNT>{{Cite web |url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/player/preki |title=Preki Radosavljevic – USMNT |website=ussoccerplayers.com |date=2 April 2008 |access-date= }}</ref> During his playing football career, he played for English clubs [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], and was an 'MLS original' upon the formation of MLS in 1996, playing for the [[Kansas City Wizards]] (now known as Sporting Kansas City) and [[Miami Fusion]]. He is the only two-time winner of the MLS MVP award, now known as the [[Landon Donovan MVP Award]], and represented the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. He was elected to the American [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/05/04/mls-legends-preki-his-favorite-mls-players-watch-his-chop-move-seattle-and-more |title=MLS Legends: Preki on his favorite MLS players to watch, his "chop" move, Seattle and more |website=www.mlssoccer.com |access-date=}}</ref>

In 2015 Preki left his managing role at [[Sacramento Republic FC]] by mutual consent. It was thought that he had landed the [[Leicester City FC]] job, but it was given to [[Claudio Ranieri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/everton-fc-cult-figure-preki-9618350 |title=Everton FC cult figure Preki tipped for remarkable Premier League return |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2015|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062130/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/everton-fc-cult-figure-preki-9618350 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Professional===
Born in [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], Preki played briefly for [[Red Star Belgrade]] in the old [[Yugoslav First League]] after coming from [[FK Čukarički]] where he played in their youth team.<ref>[http://www.pageflip-flap.com/read?r=tOqdiQoYQtfej3f5jl Monografija: 85 godina SD Čukarički] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080415/http://www.pageflip-flap.com/read?r=tOqdiQoYQtfej3f5jl |date=April 25, 2012 }} (page 91&92) {{in lang|sr}}</ref> In the summer of 1985, the [[Tacoma Stars (MISL)|Tacoma Stars]] head coach [[Bob McNab]] spotted Preki at an indoor tournament in [[Belgrade]] and sent him to the United States.<ref>'''SECRET' SLAV ADDS SOCK TO STARS' SOCCER OFFENSE'' THE SEATTLE TIMES – Thursday, October 24, 1985</ref> He played five seasons for the Stars. During those years, he was a three-time First Team All Star, the 1988 and 1989 All Star Game MVP, led the league in assists in 1988 and scoring in 1989, and was the 1989 MISL MVP. During the summer of 1989, Preki began to consider becoming a U.S. citizen and returning to the outdoor game in order to make himself eligible for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]].<ref>''PREKI EYES RAISE, U.S. CITIZENSHIP – WORLD CUP BERTH IN MIND'' Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Wednesday, September 13, 1989</ref> He played one season for [[Råslätts SK]] in Sweden in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.raslattsk.se/03Historia.aspx |title= Råslätts SK – Historia |access-date= January 25, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170722042850/http://www.raslattsk.se/03Historia.aspx |archive-date= July 22, 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The Stars released Preki in July 1990 as part of a salary reduction move.<ref>''Tacoma cuts Preki, 5 more to pare costs'' San Diego Union (CA) – Thursday, July 5, 1990</ref> In August, he signed with the [[St. Louis Storm]].<ref>''STARS' PREKI SIGNS WITH ST. LOUIS'' THE SEATTLE TIMES – Monday, August 13, 1990</ref> He played two seasons in St. Louis before being bought by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] manager [[Howard Kendall]] for a fee of £100,000 in the summer of 1992 following a trial. He made 53 appearances for the Blues, 28 of those as a substitute. In June 1994, Preki signed with the [[San Jose Grizzlies]] of the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] where he rejoined Bob McNab from his Tacoma days.<ref>''CONTINENTAL INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE'' USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) – Tuesday, June 7, 1994</ref> He played eight games, scoring sixteen goals, before returning to England in August 1994 to play for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. On July 5, 1995, the Grizzlies purchased Preki's contract from Portsmouth.<ref>''GRIZZLIES ACQUIRE TOP INDOOR PLAYER'' San Jose Mercury News (CA) – Thursday, July 6, 1995</ref> He was the CISL's second-leading scorer and league MVP.<ref>[http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1995.html#CISL The Year in American Soccer – 1995] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226150651/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1995.html |date=February 26, 2012 }}</ref>

===Major League Soccer===
Preki resumed outdoor play beginning with MLS's inaugural season in 1996 when he joined the [[Kansas City Wiz]], renamed the Wizards after the 1996 season. The league [[1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations#Kansas City Wiz|allocated]] him to the Wiz on February 6, 1996.<ref>''Transactions'' The Kansas City Star – Tuesday, February 6, 1996</ref> He was named to the [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]] for five straight years between [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]] and [[2000 MLS All-Star Game|2000]], being the MVP of the [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999 match]] after scoring a first-half brace to lead his side to a 6–4 win.<ref name=USMNT/><ref name=A99/> In 1997, he won the [[MLS Golden Boot|scoring title]] with 41 points as well as the league MVP award.<ref name=USMNT/> On 9 September 1998, Preki scored a hat-trick and made two assists against [[San Jose Earthquakes]], tying a league record with eight points in a single game.<ref name=USMNT/> In the opening match of the 2000 season, Preki scored his side's fourth goal in a 4–3 win over [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]], which proved to be crucial as both sides finished the 2000 regular season with a record-breaking 57 points, but the Wizards won the [[Supporters' Shield]] due to the goal difference.<ref name=Day>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/day-sporting-opens-historic-2000-season-earns-2012-home-win |title=On This Day: Sporting opens historic 2000 season |website=www.sportingkc.com |date=25 March 2020 |access-date=24 October 2024 }}</ref> On 15 October, the 37-year-old Preki started in the [[2000 MLS Cup]], again against Chicago Fire, which ended in a 1–0 victory, being one of only three players, along with [[Mo Johnston]] and [[Uche Okafor]], to have been a member of the inaugural Wizards team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-victory-is-special/138414022/ |title=Victory is special for three |website=www.newspapers.com |date=October 16, 2000 |access-date=24 October 2024 }}</ref> The 2000 season still is the most successful in the club's history.<ref name=Day/> Between 1996 and 2000, Preki scored a total of 50 goals in 145 appearances for Kansas City.<ref name=Soccer/>

In 2001, Preki joined the Miami Fusion and scored eight goals and 14 assists in 24 games, thus playing a crucial role in the turnaround that saw the Fusion go from worst to first, winning his second Supporters Shield for the best regular season record in MLS.<ref name=USMNT/> After spending the 2001 campaign with the Miami Fusion, Preki was able to rejoin his former club in the [[2002 MLS Dispersal Draft]], but only after every other team in the league had passed on selecting him.<ref name=Soccer/> On 23 March 2002, he became MLS' all-time leading scorer with 223 points (65g, 93a), and finished that season as the team's leading scorer with 24 points (7g, 10a).<ref name=USMNT/> On 31 May 2003, Preki notched two late goal contributions against [[New England Revolution]] to salvage a 2–2 away draw, marking the first time that Kansas City had come away with a road result after trailing by two goals with 20 minutes remaining.<ref name=Comeback>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/day-presented-umkc-preki-leads-historic-comeback-new-england-2003 |title=On This Day: Preki leads historic comeback at New England in 2003 |website=www.sportingkc.com |date=31 May 2020 |access-date=24 October 2024 }}</ref> In 2003, the 40-year-old Preki played and started 30 games for the Wizards, logging nearly 2,700 minutes. His season total of 12 goals and 17 assists won him the MLS Most Valuable Player award, making him the oldest-ever winner of the award and also the only player to win MLS MVP more than once.<ref name=USMNT/><ref name=Comeback/>

On 21 February 2004, Preki suffered a fractured fibula and dislocated left ankle during a preseason exhibition match and missed four months of the season, returning only in a 1–2 loss to Columbus Crew on 18 August.<ref name=USMNT/> On 10 September, he underwent a arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle that ended his season, so he did not participate in Kansas' triumphant campaign in the [[2004 U.S. Open Cup]].<ref name=USMNT/> He retired following the 2005 season, scoring a goal in the last minute of his final game with Kansas City to salvage a 2–2 draw with [[FC Dallas]] on 15 October, and in doing so at the age of 42 years and 111 days, he became both the oldest player and the oldest scorer in MLS history, although the appearance record has since been broken by [[Pat Onstad]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fansided.com/posts/15-oldest-players-mls-history |title=Top 15 oldest players in MLS history |website=fansided.com |date=9 April 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> He was named to the [[MLS All-Time Best XI]] after his retirement.<ref name=USMNT/><ref name=Soccer/>

Preki is the only player to have won the [[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP Award]] and the [[MLS Golden Boot|MLS Scoring Champion Award]] (now respectively known as the Landon Donovan MVP Award and the MLS Golden Boot) twice, winning in 1997 and 2003, and is also the current all-time league leader in points with 270 (79 goals and 112 assists, plus another 25 points on 10 goals and 5 assists in the playoffs).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=radosavljevic_p&playerId=rad474619&statType=career |title=MLS Player Stats |website=web.mlsnet.com |date=1 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501181728/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=mls&player=radosavljevic_p&playerId=rad474619&statType=career |archive-date=1 May 2008 |url-status= }}</ref> Preki is still widely regarded as the greatest player in Kansas City's history, as he ranks first on career charts for both goals (79), and assists (112).<ref name=Soccer/>

===International===
Originally from Yugoslavia, Preki was living and working in the U.S. in 1985 but when he was offered a spot on the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] he applied for U.S. citizenship which was granted on October 25, 1996.<ref name=USMNT/> He made his debut for the United States on November 3, 1996, against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] at the age of 33, making him one of the oldest players to make an international debut{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}. Preki played a total of 28 games for the U.S., scoring four goals, one of them to beat [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998 Gold Cup]].<ref name=USMNT/> He made his last appearance for the national team in a 2–0 loss away to Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying on September 5, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/t120/load.jsp?section=about&content=coaches |title=About Coaches: Preki Radosavljevic, Head Coach |website=web.mlsnet.com |date=22 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522013613/http://web.mlsnet.com/t120/load.jsp?section=about&content=coaches |archive-date=22 May 2009 |url-status= }}</ref>

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible expanded"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || December 21, 1996 || [[San Salvador]], El Salvador || {{fb|GUA}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 2 || November 16, 1997 || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] || {{fb|SLV}} || '''4'''–2 || 4–2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 3 || February 7, 1998 || [[Oakland, California]] || {{fb|CRC}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 4 || February 10, 1998 || [[Los Angeles, California]] || {{fb|BRA}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|}

==Coaching career==
Upon the appointment of [[Bob Bradley]] as the United States national team head coach, Preki was promoted as head coach of Chivas USA for the 2007 [[Major League Soccer]] season.<ref name=hiredatchivas>{{cite news|title=Preki replaces Bradley as Chivas USA coach|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=400382&cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216034339/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=400382&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|access-date=14 January 2013|newspaper=ESPN Soccernet|date=January 17, 2007|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Preki left Chivas "by mutual consent" on November 12, 2009, following Chivas' failure to progress to the latter stages of the MLS playoffs.<ref name=departfromchivas>{{cite news|title=Chivas USA, Preki part ways|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=697912&sec=mls&cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216035911/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=697912&sec=mls&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2013|newspaper=ESPN Soccernet|date=November 12, 2009}}</ref> He became head coach of [[Toronto FC]] on November 19, 2009.<ref name=hiredbytoronto>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2009/11/19/11804886-sun.html|title=TFC set to name Preki new head coach}}</ref> However, Preki didn't last the 2010 MLS season with Toronto, being fired along with General Manager [[Mo Johnston]] on September 14, 2010.<ref name=firedbytoronto>{{cite news|last=Wolstat|first=Ryan|title=Axed TFC coach Preki fires back|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/09/15/15366226.html|access-date=January 14, 2013|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=September 15, 2010|agency=QMI Agency}}</ref> Under Preki, Toronto qualified for the [[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League]] after winning the [[2010 Canadian Championship]].

On July 15, 2013, after nearly three years out of coaching, Preki was named head coach of the [[United Soccer League|USL Professional Division]] (now United Soccer League) expansion [[Sacramento Republic FC]] in advance of their inaugural 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insider.sacprosoccer.com/page/press-release |title=News &#124; Sacramento Professional Soccer |access-date=July 15, 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609190442/http://insider.sacprosoccer.com/page/press-release |archive-date=9 June 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He won the USL Pro Championship game in September 2014 with the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic FC Claims USL PRO Championship|url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/839638.html|publisher=USL Pro|access-date=28 September 2014|date=27 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018101005/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/839638.html|archive-date=18 October 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On July 8, 2015, Preki announced his resignation from his post to take up a coaching role in the United Kingdom.

On October 12, 2016, USL club [[Saint Louis FC]] introduced Preki as its coach for the upcoming 2017 season. On November 20, 2017, [[Saint Louis FC]] relieved Preki of his coaching duties.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyons |first=Joe |date=October 12, 2016 |title=St. Louis FC introduces Preki as its new coach |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/st-louis-fc-introduces-preki-as-its-new-coach/article_4f0433b9-e844-586a-ae10-ef6a4470fa5c.html |newspaper=Saint Louis Post-Dispatch |location=Saint Louis, Missouri |access-date=11 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118010559/http://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/st-louis-fc-introduces-preki-as-its-new-coach/article_4f0433b9-e844-586a-ae10-ef6a4470fa5c.html |archive-date=18 November 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In January 2018, Preki was hired as an assistant coach to [[Brian Schmetzer]] with the [[Seattle Sounders FC]].

==Coaching record==

{{updated|November 19, 2017}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From
!rowspan="2"| To
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!G
!W
!L
!T
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Win %
|-
| [[Chivas USA]]
| January 17, 2007<ref name=hiredatchivas/>
| November 12, 2009<ref name=departfromchivas/>
{{WDL|107|41|36|30|for=132|against=125|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Toronto FC]]
| November 19, 2009<ref name=hiredbytoronto/>
| September 14, 2010<ref name=firedbytoronto/>
{{WDL|32|11|11|10|for=30|against=31|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]]
| July 15, 2013
| July 8, 2015
{{WDL|53|33|15|5|for=108|against=60|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Saint Louis FC]]
| October 12, 2016
| November 19, 2017
{{WDL|35|11|15|9|for=41|against=53|diff=yes}}
|-
! colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|227|96|77|54|for=311|against=269|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honors==
'''Tacoma Stars''''''
* [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] runner-up: 1986–87

'''Kansas City Wizards'''
*[[MLS Cup]]: 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 MLS Cup |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/history/2000-mls-cup |website=Sporting KC |publisher=MLS Digital |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Supporters' Shield]]: 2000{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
*[[US Open Cup]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 U.S. Open Cup |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/history/2004-open-cup |website=Sporting KC |publisher=MLS Digital |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] MVP: 1988–89{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
*[[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] Scoring Champion: 1988–89{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
*[[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] Pass Master (most assists): 1987–88, 1988–89{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
*[[1989 Major Indoor Soccer League All-Star Game]] MVP: 1989{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
*[[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]],<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event All-Star Game flashback, 1996] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event |date=December 28, 2014 }} at MLSsoccer.com
</ref> [[1997 MLS All-Star Game|1997]],<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/all-star-game-flashback-1997-valderrama-named-mvp-again All-Star Game flashback, 1997] at MLSsoccer.com</ref> [[1998 MLS All-Star Game|1998]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1998-mls-all-star-game-373141|title=1998 MLS All-Star Game|work=MLSsoccer.com|date=August 2, 1998 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999]],<ref name=A99>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 1999 |title=1999 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-all-star-game-373142 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> [[2000 MLS All-Star Game|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 MLS All-Star Game |work=MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-all-star-game-373143 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>

*[[MLS Best XI]]: [[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]], [[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]], [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]], [[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Fact and Record Book |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/about/fact-and-record-book |publisher=Major League Soccer |page=184 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP Award]]: 1997, 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=Sporting Legends- Preki |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/sportinglegends/preki |website=Sporting KC |publisher=MLS Digital |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>
*[[MLS Golden Boot]]: 1997, 2003{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}
* MLS 50/50 Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-50-50-club-set-welcome-its-19th-member|title=MLS' 50-50 club set to welcome its 19th member &#124; MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
*[[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]: Class of 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=PREKI RADOSAVLJEVIÄ |url=https://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/preki-radosavljevi%C3%A4%E2%80%A1.html |website=National Soccer Hall of Fame |publisher=U.S. Soccer |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>
*Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame: Class of 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Famers |url=https://www.indoorsoccerhall.com/hall-of-famers |website=Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame |publisher=Soccer Shift |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Preki}}
* [http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/players/preki/ Preki profile at United States National Soccer Players]
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/P/Preki.htm MISL stats]
* {{NFT player|id=11454}}

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{{Chivas USA managers}}
{{Toronto FC managers}}
{{Saint Louis FC coaches}}
{{Sacramento Republic FC managers}}
}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American people of Serbian descent]]
[[Category:Footballers from Belgrade]]
[[Category:Yugoslav emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Yugoslav men's footballers]]
[[Category:Serbian men's footballers]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers]]
[[Category:Tacoma Stars players]]
[[Category:St. Louis Storm players]]
[[Category:Everton F.C. players]]
[[Category:San Jose Grizzlies players]]
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sporting Kansas City players]]
[[Category:Miami Fusion players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav First League players]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]]
[[Category:United States men's international soccer players]]
[[Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:National Soccer Hall of Fame members]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in England]]
[[Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in England]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
[[Category:Serbian football managers]]
[[Category:American soccer coaches]]
[[Category:Chivas USA non-playing staff]]
[[Category:Chivas USA head coaches]]
[[Category:Toronto FC head coaches]]
[[Category:Sacramento Republic FC coaches]]
[[Category:Saint Louis FC coaches]]
[[Category:Seattle Sounders FC non-playing staff]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer head coaches]]
[[Category:USL Championship coaches]]
[[Category:Serbian expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:American expatriate soccer coaches]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Canada]]
[[Category:Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]]
[[Category:Naturalised association football players]]