Ilija Mitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Митић; July 19, 1940 – September 2, 2023) was a professional soccer player.
[1] Mitić played with Partizan[2] with whom he won the Yugoslav First League title three times.
Mitić joined the Dallas Tornado as the Clippers folded and was named a Best XI for the third consecutive year in 1969.
Mitić was the first soccer player to score 100 goals in the NASL which he achieved in July 1978 against the Memphis Rogues.
He played one 'A' international for the United States national team, on August 10, 1973, at Candlestick Park, as the U.S. lost to Poland 4–0 in a friendly.