Gordan Irović
Yugoslav footballer (1934–1995)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1934-07-02)2 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Herceg Novi,[1] Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 26 May 1995(1995-05-26) (aged 60) | ||
Place of death | Munich, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953-1956 | Velež Mostar | ||
1957-1963 | Dinamo Zagreb | 93 | (0) |
1963-1964 | SV Phönix 03 Ludwigshafen | ||
1964-1965 | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | ||
1965 | Ludwigshafener SC | ||
1966 | FSV Oggersheim | ||
1966 | Wacker Innsbruck | 8 | (0) |
1966-1968 | WSG Radenthein | ||
Managerial career | |||
1972 | Toronto Croatia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gordan Irović (2 July 1934 – 26 May 1995) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper who was a member of the Yugoslavia national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2] However, he never earned a cap for his country.
Club career
With Dinamo Zagreb, Irović won the 1958 Yugoslav league title and three domestic cups in the 1960s. After a few years in Germany,[3] he joined Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck in 1966, only to lose his place between the posts to Leo Tschenett.[4]
Managerial career
Irović was the head coach for Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League in 1972.[5]
Personal life
Death
Nicknamed Kamikaze, due to his habit of throwing himself at attackers, he died in 1995 [6]
References
- ^ Album Naši nogometaši 1961
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Profile - Kicker
- ^ Profile - Tivoli12 (in German)
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 1, 1972). "Blaskovic broke ice then leg in '72 soccer season opener". The Globe and Mail. p. S4.
- ^ Biografija (bio) - GNK Dinamo (in Croatian)
External links
- Gordan Irović – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Yugoslavia squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup
- 1 Beara
- 2 Šekularac
- 3 Šijaković
- 4 Crnković
- 5 Tomić
- 6 Zebec (c)
- 7 Mš. Milutinović
- 8 Krstić
- 9 Boškov
- 10 Šantek
- 11 Popović
- 12 Petaković
- 13 Veselinović
- 14 Md. Milutinović
- 15 Krivokuća
- 16 Pašić
- 17 Rajkov
- 18 Lipošinović
- 19 Ognjanović
- 20 Radović
- 21 Irović
- 22 Jerković
- Coach: Tirnanić