Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 September 1953 | ||
Date of death | 5 July 1985 31) | (aged||
Place of death | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1975 | Hajduk Split | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1979 | Go Ahead Eagles | 71 | (4) |
1979–1981 | Heerenveen | 11 | (0) |
1981–1985 | Omiš | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Vušković (9 September 1953 – 5 July 1985) was a Croatian professional footballer who played most of his career in the Netherlands.
Having never played for the first team of Hajduk Split, Vušković went on to forge a footballing career in the Netherlands, notching over 70 appearances for Go Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie. [1]
Vušković's father, Marko, played for Hajduk Split during World War II, and went on to work as a club executive. [2] His sons, Danijel and Ronald, also went on to play football, with Danijel playing for Hajduk Split and going on to coach their youth teams. [2] His grandsons, Mario, Luka, Moreno and Vito, are also footballers. [2]
He died in a car accident in July 1985, on his way to an NK Omiš game, the club he was playing for at the time. [2]
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