Zvonko Jazbec

Zvonko Jazbec
Personal information
Date of birth	7 September 1911
Place of birth	Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Date of death	15 March 1970(1970-03-15) (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]

Club career

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.

International career

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]

References

^ "Zvȍnimīr". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Zvónko
^ "jȁzva". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Jàzbec
^ Official website at reprezentacija.rs
^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Zvonko Jazbec". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
^ Kramarsic, Igor; Bojan Puric. "Croatia – International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.