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Zdenko Vukasović
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-09-19)19 September 1941
Place of birth Split, Italian Empire
Date of death 27 May 2021(2021-05-27) (aged 79)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 RNK Split
1963–1965 Hajduk Split
1966–1967 La Gantoise 28 (0)
1967–1969 Anderlecht 8 (0)
1969–1972 Cercle Brugge 84 (1)
1972–1975 Lokeren 54 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2023

Zdenko Vukasović (19 September 1941 – 27 May 2021) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Split, Vukasović played for RNK Split, Hajduk Split, La Gantoise, Anderlecht, Cercle Brugge and Lokeren.

Vukasović played in 50 matches for Hajduk and, as it was not allowed to leave Yugoslavia before the age of 28, he was helped by a masseur to move abroad to Belgium, aged 24.

He played 28 matches for La Gantoise, where he succeeded club legend Mance Seghers but was relegated to the second tier. He then had two seasons at Belgian's second level and one back in the top tier with Cercle Brugge.

Death

Vukasović died on 27 May 2021, at the age of 79.

References

  1. "Zdenko Vukasović". worldfootball.net.
  2. PREMINUO JE BIVŠI VRATAR HAJDUKA ZDENKO VUKASOVIĆ - Hajduk (in Croatian)
  3. IN MEMORIAM: ZDENKO VUKASOVIĆ - KAA Gent (in Dutch)
  4. Profile - Cercle Museum
  5. KW, Redactie (6 June 2021). "Legendarische Cercledoelman Zdenko Vukasovic overleden". KW.be.

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