Zvjezdan Cvetković

Zvjezdan Cvetković
Personal information
Date of birth	18 April 1960
Place of birth	Karlovac, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	27 February 2017 (aged 56)
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1987	Dinamo Zagreb
1987–1990	Waldhof Mannheim
International career
1982–1987	Yugoslavia
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

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

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

Death

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

References

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

External links

Zvjezdan Cvetković at WorldFootball.net
Zvjezdan Cvetković at National-Football-Teams.com
Zvjezdan Cvetković at kicker (in German)
Zvjezdan Cvetković at FBref.com
Zvjezdan Cvetković at EU-Football.info
Player profile on Yugoslavia / Serbian National Team page

[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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