Zvonko Jazbec

Zvonko Jazbec

Personal information
Date of birth	7 September 1911
Place of birth	Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Date of death	15 March 1970(1970-03-15) (aged 58)
Place of death	Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1940	HŠK Concordia
International career
1934–1938	Yugoslavia	10	(0)
1940	Croatia	3	(1)
Managerial career
1948	NK Kvarner Rijeka
	NK Orijent
	NK Varteks Varaždin
	NK Tekstilac Zagreb
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvonko Jazbec (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [zʋǒːŋko jǎzbets]; born 7 September 1911 in Ohio, USA-died 15 March 1970 in Zagreb) was a Croatian football goalkeeper. He spent his career at HŠK Concordia Zagreb during the 1930s in the Yugoslav First League.

At age 4, he and his father moved to Croatia where Zvonko eventually established himself at one of the country's top clubs, HŠK Concordia. Initially trained as an athletic runner, he began to play football for the Yugoslav national team, making a total of 10 caps. Upon the foundation of the temporary Croatian team after German invasion of Yugoslavia, Jazbec played for his adopted background heritage in 3 international matches, including the very first match against Switzerland. He coincidentally enough also scored a goal during his tenure.

References

• Official website