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Zvjezdan Cvetković

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Zvjezdan Cvetković
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-18)18 April 1960
Place of birth Karlovac, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 56)
Place of death Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Dinamo Zagreb 194 (12)
1987–1990 Waldhof Mannheim 65 (1)
International career
1982–1987 Yugoslavia 9 (1)
Managerial career
2005 Dinamo Zagreb
2011 Borac Banja Luka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvjezdan Cvetković (18 April 1960 – 27 February 2017) was a Croatian football manager and player.[1]

International career

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He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1982 European Championship qualification match away against Bulgaria, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Slavoljub Nikolić, and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1987 friendly against the Soviet Union.[2]

Personal life

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His younger brother Borislav Cvetković was also Yugoslavia national team player.

Death

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Cvetković was found dead in his garage in Kostanjevec, Maksimir, Zagreb, in February 2017. According to unofficial information, he died of natural causes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cvetkovic, Zvjezdan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Legendarni fudbaler Dinama Zvezdan Cvetković pronađen mrtav u garaži - Vijesti.me (in Croatian)
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