Career- Played all four years at USF ... His first collegiate point came during his freshman year in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships when he was credited with an assist in the Bulls 5-1 win over Seton Hall ... During his sophomore year he played in four games for USF ... During his junior year Perucica played in nine games for the Bulls and recorded 1 shot on goal ... Perucica saw most of his playing time during his senior year when he played in 20 games for USF and earned 587 minutes of playing time ... Perucica scored his first collegiate goal on Oct. 24 against Villanova at the USF Soccer Stadium ... Perucica finished his senior year with one goal and three assists for a total of five points ... Had a total of one goal, four assists, and six points during his collegiate career.
2008 - Played in nine of 23 games...Had one shot on Seton Hall.
2007 – Played in four games.
2006 - Notched first-career point with an assist during USF’s 5-1 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship (10/25) ... Tied his career high in shots with three versus Rutgers (9/30) ... Recorded a career-high three shots during USF’s 1-1 draw with Pittsburgh (9/17) ... Made first-career appearance during USF’s 1-0 win at FIU (8/25).
Prep - Set the school scoring record with 59 career goals and 36 assists ... Member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Region III ODP Team in 2005-06 ... Earned the Jose A. Alvarez Award as the top male high school soccer player in Hillsborough County in 2006 ... Notched 26 goals and 14 assists during his senior season ... Earned second team all-county honors during his junior season, scoring 15 goals and registering three assists.
Personal - Born March 9, 1988 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia)... Nickname is Ogi (Awg-E) ... Son of Zarko and Vesna Perucica ... Has one brother, Mirko, 25 ... Majoring in business management.
