Zdenko Vukasović

Zdenko Vukasović

Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-09-19)19 September 1941
Place of birth	Split, Italian Empire
Date of death	27 May 2021(2021-05-27) (aged 79)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	RNK Split
1963–1965	Hajduk Split
1966–1967	La Gantoise	28	(0)
1967–1969	Anderlecht	8	(0)
1969–1972	Cercle Brugge	84	(1)
1972–1975	Lokeren	54	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2023

Zdenko Vukasović (19 September 1941 – 27 May 2021) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Split, Vukasović played for RNK Split, Hajduk Split, La Gantoise, Anderlecht, Cercle Brugge and Lokeren.

Vukasović played in 50 matches for Hajduk and, as it was not allowed to leave Yugoslavia before the age of 28, he was helped by a masseur to move abroad to Belgium, aged 24.

He played 28 matches for La Gantoise, where he succeeded club legend Mance Seghers but was relegated to the second tier. He then had two seasons at Belgian's second level and one back in the top tier with Cercle Brugge.

Death

Vukasović died on 27 May 2021, at the age of 79.

External links

• Zdenko Vukasović at WorldFootball.net