Early Career
Like many Americans at the time, before the advent of MLS, Zak played professional soccer in Germany for VfL Bochum II and Saarbrücken II during the 1993-1994 season. However, he never gained a spot on their first teams. He returned to the U.S. in 1994 and signed with the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League. On October 17, 1995, Ibsen signed with Major League Soccer. As he waited for the first MLS season in 1996, Ibsen signed with the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League for the 1995-1996 season. He played nine games before being traded to the Baltimore Spirit on January 17, 1996 in exchange for John Garvey.
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