About Gordan Irović
Lived 1934 – 1995 (aged 60). Gordan Irović was a Yugoslav association football player and association football coach.
Gordan Irović (2 July 1934 – 26 May 1995) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper who was a member of the Yugoslavia national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. However, he never earned a cap for his country.
Club career With Dinamo Zagreb, Irović won the 1958 Yugoslav league title and three domestic cups in the 1960s. After a few years in Germany, he joined Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck in 1966, only to lose his place between the posts to Leo Tschenett.
Managerial career Irović was the head coach for Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League in 1972.
Personal life Death Nicknamed Kamikaze, due to his habit of throwing himself at attackers, he died in 1995
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Who was Gordan Irović?
Serbian footballer (1934-1995)
When was Gordan Irović born?
Gordan Irović was born on 2 July 1934 in Sarajevo.
When did Gordan Irović die?
Gordan Irović died on 26 May 1995 in Munich.
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Gordan Irović was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Gordan Irović?
Gordan Irović was Yugoslav.
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