Mario Vušković (footballer, born 1953)

Mario Vušković (9 September 1953 – 5 July 1985) was a Croatian professional footballer who played most of his career in the Netherlands.

For the Croatian footballer currently playing for Hamburger SV, and Vušković‘s grandson, see Mario Vušković.
Mario Vušković
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-09-09)9 September 1953
Date of death 5 July 1985(1985-07-05) (aged 31)
Place of death Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1975 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

Club career

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]

Personal life and death

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]

References
  1. Mario Vušković at WorldFootball.net
  2. Gabelić, Tomislav; Trifunović, Boris (25 September 2022). "Dinastija Vušković: Pape, dida i pradida bili su stoperi Hajduka" [The Vušković dynasty: Pope, grandfather and great-grandfather were Hajduk stoppers]. 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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