Gordan Irović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Herceg Novi,[1] Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 1995 (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[edit]
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[edit]
Irović was the head coach for Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League in 1972.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Death[edit]
Nicknamed Kamikaze, due to his habit of throwing himself at attackers, he died in 1995 [6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Gordan Irović – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- Sportspeople from Herceg Novi
- Men's association football goalkeepers
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- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- FSV Oggersheim players
- FC Wacker Innsbruck players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
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- Toronto Croatia coaches
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
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- Montenegrin men's footballers