Slavko Kodrnja (1911–1970) was a footballer who played as a forward.[2] Internationally, he played for Yugoslavia and the Independent State of Croatia.

Slavko Kodrnja
Personal information
Full name Slavoljub Kodrnja
Date of birth 1911 (1911)
Place of birth Zagreb, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 1970 (aged 58–59)
Place of death Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1936 Concordia Zagreb
1936–1937 Young Boys
1937–1938 Saint-Étienne 21 (9)
1938–1939 FC Antibes 26 (7)
1939 Sochaux[1] 0 (0)
1939–1940 Porto 18 (29)
1940–1943 Concordia Zagreb
International career
1933 Yugoslavia 4 (4)
1942–1943 Independent State of Croatia 2 (0)
Managerial career
Concordia Zagreb
Olimpija Ljubljana
Branik Maribor
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Kvarner Rijeka
Borac Banja Luka
Raufoss IL
Ethiopia
Mura
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

In the 1940–41 season of the Portuguese league, he was the top scorer, tied with Fernando Peyroteo. He won the 1942 Croatian championship with Concordia Zagreb.

International career edit

Kodrnja made his debut for Yugoslavia during the 1933 Balkan Cup match against Greece, immediately scoring a hat-trick. He made a total of four appearances for Yugoslavia, and also scored four goals. However, with the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany, he began playing for the Croatia national team in 1942. His final international was an April 1943 friendly match against Slovakia.[3]

Honours edit

Player edit

Concordia Zagreb

Porto

Individual edit

Manager edit

Borac Banja Luka

Ethiopia

References edit

  1. ^ "Slavko Kodrnja à l'ASSE". Asse-stats. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Slavko Kodrnja, international footballer". EU-football. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

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