Zvonko Canjuga

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Zvonko Canjuga
Personal information
Full name Zvonko Canjuga
Date of birth 1921
Place of birth Bjelovar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1941 Građanski Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1941–1945 Građanski Zagreb 6 (0)
1947–1948 Partizan 1 (0)
1948–1949 Metalac Zagreb
1950–1956 Rijeka (43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvonko Canjuga (born 1921 [1] ) is a Croatian former footballer.

Club career

Born in Bjelovar, [1] he started playing in the youth teams of Građanski, and later as senior he played for HŠK Građanski Zagreb, NK Lokomotiva, [1] FK Partizan [2] and HNK Rijeka. He was a forward who left an important mark with Rijeka, scoring 43 goals during five seasons with the club. He was a key forward for the club in tandem with Stojan Osojnak. In 1952, he was Rijeka's top scorer. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Zvonko Canjuga at Povijest Dinama, retrieved 9-11-2015
  2. All-time FK Partizan players at FK Partizan official website, retirved 9-11-2015
  3. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN   978-953-219-393-0, p. 400.