Gino Gardassanich
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gino Gardassanich | ||
Date of birth | November 26, 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Fiume, Free State of Fiume | ||
Date of death | February 12, 2010 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1940–1941 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1940–1941 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
1941–1942 | NK Orijent | ||
1942–1943 | Magazzini Generali | ||
1943–1944 | Todt | ||
1944–1945 | Silurificio Whitehead | ||
1945–1946 | Magazzini Generali | ||
1946–1947 | Kvarner Rijeka | ||
1947 | ACF Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
1947–1948 | Marsala | ||
1948–1949 | Reggina | ||
1949–1959 | Chicago Slovak | ||
International career | |||
United States | 6 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gino Gard (born Gino Gardassanich, November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2010) was a Croatian American soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the United States team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Fiume, Free State of Fiume and died in Illinois, United States.
Club career
Gardassanich began his career with Fiumana and Reggina. After World War II, he played with NK Kvarner in the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League.[1] In 1949, he moved to the United States, settling in Chicago. When he arrived, he changed his name to Gino Gard and joined Chicago Slovak of the National Soccer League of Chicago. He played with Slovak until 1959. During that time, Gard and his team mates won multiple titles, including the league title in 1951, 1952 and 1954;[2] and the 1951 Peel Cup. In 1953, it lost the National Amateur Cup final to Ponta Delgada S.C.[3] Gard was named the NSLC goalkeeper of the year in 1950.[4]
National team
Gard was selected to the U.S. roster for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was the original choice as the starting goalkeeper, but never entered a game.
Gard was inducted into the Illinois Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002.
Honours
- Građanski Zagreb
- Independent State of Croatia Championship: 1941
- Chicago Slovak
- National Soccer League of Chicago: 1951, 1952, 1954
- Individual
- NSLC goalkeeper of the year: 1950
- National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Illinois Hall of Fame
See also
References
- ^ Kvarner teams Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Nogometni magazin
- ^ National Soccer League (Chicago)
- ^ National Amateur Cup
- ^ Chicago's Soccer History
External links
- 1922 births
- 2010 deaths
- American soccer players
- Chicago Slovak players
- Fiumana players
- HŠK Građanski Zagreb players
- Croatian emigrants to the United States
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- National Soccer Hall of Fame members
- National Soccer League of Chicago players
- Reggina Calcio players
- People from Fiume
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- NK Orijent players
- HNK Rijeka players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players