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Zlatko Mesić

Zlatko Mesić

Croatian footballer (1946–2020)

Zlatko Mesić (13 April 1946 – 21 January 2020) was a Croatian footballer who had a notable tenure with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav First League.

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Career

Mesić played at the youth level with Dinamo Zagreb, and began his professional career in 1963 in the Yugoslav First League.[2] He made his debut in 1964 against NK Metalac Osijek. Throughout his time with Dinamo he won the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1964–65 Yugoslav Cup, and 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup. In 1971, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.[3][4] In his debut season he won the NSL Championship.[5]

Personal life

Death

He died on January 21, 2020.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    IN MEMORIAM: PREMINUO ZLATKO MESIĆ
  2. [2]
    "Zlatko Mesić - Povijest Dinama". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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    Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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    "Defeat in Rochester chills Metros' hopes for berth in playoffs". The Globe and Mail. August 16, 1971. p. 19.
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    "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  6. [6]
    "Umro je Zlatko Mesić, član proslavljene generacije Dinama iz 1967. godine". Večernji list (in Croatian). January 21, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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