Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Youngstown, Ohio, USA | ||
Date of death | 15 March 1970 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1940 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
International career | |||
1934–1938 | Yugoslavia | 10 | (0) |
1940 | Croatia | 3 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1948 | Kvarner Rijeka | ||
Orijent Rijeka | |||
Varteks | |||
Tekstilac Zagreb | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Zvonko Jazbec (Croatian pronunciation: [zʋǒːŋko jǎzbets];[1][2] born 7 September 1911 in Ohio, USA-died 15 March 1970 in Zagreb) was a Croatian football goalkeeper. He spent his career at HŠK Concordia Zagreb during the 1930s in the Yugoslav First League.[3]
At age 4, he and his father moved to Croatia where Zvonko eventually established himself at one of the country's top clubs, HŠK Concordia.
Initially trained as an athletic runner, he began to play football for the Yugoslavia national team, making his debut in a March 1934 friendly match against Bulgaria[4] and earning a total of 10 caps. Upon the foundation of the temporary Croatian team after German invasion of Yugoslavia, Jazbec played for his adopted background heritage in 3 international matches, including the very first match against Switzerland.[5] He coincidentally enough also scored a goal during his tenure.[6]