Ivan Hlevnjak (28 April 1944 – 28 November 2015) was a Croatian midfielder who played for Yugoslavia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | El Shatt, Kingdom of Egypt | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2015 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Split, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1973 | Hajduk Split | 310 | (72) |
| 1973–1975 | RC Strasbourg | 52 | (9) |
| 1975–1979 | SAS Épinal | 115 | (26) |
| 1980–1981 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | ||
| International career | |||
| Yugoslavia U-21 | 3 | (0) | |
| 1969–1970 | Yugoslavia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born during Second World War in El Shatt refugee camp in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, after war he returned to his fatherlands home country, Yugoslavia, and began playing football in the youth teams of Hajduk Split. He debuted for Hajduk senior team in the season 1962–63 and played in the club until 1973 making a total of 665 appearances and scoring 237 goals with Hajduk. After leaving Hajduk he moved to France and played with Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg (1973–1975) and Ligue 2 side SAS Épinal (1975–1979). Later he played indoor soccer in the United States with Philadelphia Fever in the season 1980–81.[1]
International career edit
Besides 3 appearances for the Yugoslav U-21 team,[1] he made 3 appearances for the Yugoslav main team, his final being a November 1970 friendly match against West Germany.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Ivan Hlevnjak at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "OTIŠLA JEDAN OD NAJVEĆIH VELIKANA HAJDUKA 'Znate, emocije su zajebana stvar...' – Jutarnji.hr". jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015.
External links edit
- Ivan Hlevnjak at EU-Football.info
- Ivan Hlevnjak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Hlevnjak at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at racingstub.com (in French)
