Zvjezdan Cvetković

Zvjezdan Cvetković
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-18)18 April 1960
Place of birth Karlovac, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 56)
Place of death Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Dinamo Zagreb 194 (12)
1987–1990 Waldhof Mannheim 65 (1)
International career
1982–1987 Yugoslavia 9 (1)
Managerial career
2005 Dinamo Zagreb
2011 Borac Banja Luka
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvjezdan Cvetković (18 April 1960 – 27 February 2017) was a Croatian and Yugoslav football manager and player.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1982 European Championship qualification match away against Bulgaria, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Slavoljub Nikolić, and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1987 friendly against the Soviet Union.[2]

Personal life

His younger brother Borislav Cvetković was also Yugoslavia national team player.

Death

Cvetković was found dead in his garage in Kostanjevec, Maksimir, Zagreb, in February 2017. According to unofficial information, he died of natural causes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cvetkovic, Zvjezdan" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Legendarni fudbaler Dinama Zvezdan Cvetković pronađen mrtav u garaži - Vijesti.me (in Croatian)
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