Zlatko Mesić

Zlatko Mesić
Personal information
Date of birth	13 April 1946
Place of birth	Zagreb, PR Croatia,; FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	21 January 2020 (aged 73)
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1971	Dinamo Zagreb
1971	Toronto Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zlatko Mesić (13 April 1946 – 21 January 2020) was a Croatian footballer who had a notable tenure with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav First League.

Career

Mesić played at the youth level with Dinamo Zagreb, and began his professional career in 1963 in the Yugoslav First League.^[2] He made his debut in 1964 against NK Metalac Osijek. Throughout his time with Dinamo he won the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1964–65 Yugoslav Cup, and 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup. In 1971, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.^[3]^[4] In his debut season he won the NSL Championship.^[5]

He died on January 21, 2020.^[6]

^ IN MEMORIAM: PREMINUO ZLATKO MESIĆ
^ "Zlatko Mesić - Povijest Dinama". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "Defeat in Rochester chills Metros' hopes for berth in playoffs". The Globe and Mail. 16 August 1971. p. 19.
^ "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "Umro je Zlatko Mesić, član proslavljene generacije Dinama iz 1967. godine". Večernji list (in Croatian). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.