Bobby Svarc

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Bobby Svarc
Personal information
Full name Robert Louis Svarc
Date of birth (1946-02-08) 8 February 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1968 Leicester City 13 (2)
1968–1971 Lincoln City 45 (16)
1970–1971 → Barrow (loan) 15 (3)
1971–1972 Boston United 28 (21 [1] )
1972–1975 Colchester United 116 (59)
1975–1978 Blackburn Rovers 50 (16)
1977 → Watford (loan) 1 (0)
Total268(117)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Louis "Bobby" Svarc (born 8 February 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Svarc, born in Leicester, England, began his career at Leicester City, making 13 appearances, scoring two goals before moving to Lincoln City in 1968. He scored 16 goals in 45 appearances, and during this time scored 3 goals in 15 appearances on loan at Barrow. Svarc signed for non-league Boston United for £2,000 in 1971, and it seemed that his days as full professional were over. However, when his manager Jim Smith took over the reins at Colchester United, he insisted that he bring with him his star player for a transfer fee of £6,000. At Boston, he had scored 21 goals in 28 matches. [1] Unfortunately, his first season at Colchester was marred by injury, but he soon became a crowd favourite there and their leading scorer. After the most consistently successful time of his career, Svarc followed Smith again, this time to Blackburn Rovers in 1975, becoming Rovers' top scorer in the 1976–77 season. He scored some great goals and probably would have got more but for a knee injury which curtailed his playing days. [2] He also made a single appearance for Watford [3]

Svarc's playing style depended on close control, quick turns, and sharp shooting. Not particularly tall, he was nevertheless a good header of the ball.

Outside football

After retiring from football, he set up his own burglar alarm business in Blackburn. [2] Svarc is mentioned in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "Fear My Wraith" on the 1995 album Some Call It Godcore .

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bobby Svarc". bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Bobby Dazzler". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile - Bobby Svarc". coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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