Davor Jozić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 September 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Konjic, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1987 | Sarajevo | 169 | (15) |
1987–1993 | Cesena | 170 | (3) |
1993–1994 | Club América | 11 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Spezia | 11 | (0) |
Total | 361 | (18) | |
International career | |||
1984–1991 | Yugoslavia | 27 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Davor Jozić (born 22 September 1960) is a Bosnian retired footballer.
Club career
[edit]Jozić started his career playing for hometown club Igman Konjic and then moved to Sarajevo where he played in 450 games. He was a member of the memorable Sarajevo squad that won the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League. After that, Jozić played for such clubs as Cesena, Club América, and Spezia.
International career
[edit]Jozić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1984 friendly match away against Scotland. He earned a total of 27 caps, scoring two goals.[1]
Jozić played in 5 matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where he scored two goals in the group stage: one headed goal against eventual tournament winners West Germany in a 4–1 defeat and the only goal against Colombia in a 1–0 Yugoslavia win. His final international was a May 1991 European Championship qualification match against Denmark.[2]
Later years
[edit]Davor Jozić served as assistant coach alongside Fabrizio Castori's assistant coach at Cesena.[3] Jozić is a family man, having married and raising two children. He has chosen to make Cesena his home, where he continues to reside to the present day.
Honours
[edit]Sarajevo
References
[edit]- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "I convocati per il ritiro" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
External links
[edit]- Davor Jozić – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Davor Jozić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Davor Jozić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)