Ivo Šuprina

Ivo Šuprina
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Šuprina
Date of birth	1 October 1921
Place of birth	Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	13 July 1988 (aged 66)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1944	Građanski Zagreb
1945–1946	Dinamo Zagreb
1946–1947	Lyon
1947–1948	Strasbourg
1948–1951	Napoli
International career
1940	Banovina of Croatia
1943	Independent State of Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan "Ivo" Šuprina (1 October 1921 – 13 July 1988^[1]^[2]) was a Croatian international footballer who professionally throughout Europe as a striker during the 1940s.

Career

Born in Zagreb, Šuprina began his career in his native Croatia for hometown clubs Građanski Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb. He later played in France for Lyon and Strasbourg; during his time in France he was known as Yvon Šuprina'.^[3] Šuprina also played in Italy for Napoli.^[4]

International career

Šuprina made his debut for the Banovina of Croatia in an April 1940 friendly match against Switzerland and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He played the last one of these games under the flag of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany.^[5]

References

^ La Provincia, 14 July 1988, page 11
^ Il Mattino, 14 July 1988
^ "Yvon SUPRINA" (in French). RacingStub.com. October 1921. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
^ ""Apolides" in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
^ "Player profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

External links

Ivo Šuprina at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] La Provincia, 14 July 1988, page 11

[2] Il Mattino, 14 July 1988

[3] "Yvon SUPRINA" (in French). RacingStub.com. October 1921. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

[4] ""Apolides" in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

[5] "Player profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

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