Drago Vabec

Drago Vabec

Personal information
Full name	Dragutin Vabec
Date of birth	(1950-10-26) 26 October 1950
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1977	Dinamo Zagreb	230	(45)
1977	Toronto Metros-Croatia	15	(11)
1977–1979	Dinamo Zagreb	28	(10)
1979–1983	Stade Brestois	118	(60)
1983–1984	Dinamo Zagreb	7	(1)
Total		398	(127)
International career
1973–1976	Yugoslavia	7	(1)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Čakovec
2012–2013	Sloga Čakovec
2013–	Strahoninec
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dragutin Vabec, most commonly known as Drago Vabec (born 26 October 1950 in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian left winger who played for SFR Yugoslavia, Dinamo Zagreb and Stade Brestois. He is considered as one of the best players in Dinamo Zagreb history and the best player in Stade Brestois history. His family originates from Čakovec, Međimurje County, and he spent most of his time there.

While playing for Yugoslavia during a match against Sweden on 10 October 1975 he scored a fantastic goal, which was for years screened at the beginning of the sports program.

In October 2006, he was appointed head coach at relegation-threatened Croatian second division side NK Čakovec. He remained at the position until the end of the season, but failed to save the club from relegation.

External links

• Drago Vabec at National-Football-Teams.com
• Drago Vabec profile at the Serbia national football team website (in Serbian)
• NASL stats
• Biography in the Croatian Football Lexicon
• Drago Vabec skills and goals on YouTube