Dionizije Dvornić Explained

Dionizije Dvornić
Fullname:Dionizije Dvornić
Birth Date:1926 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Popovac, Kingdom of SCS
Death Place:Vevey, Switzerland
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1943–1945
Youthclubs1:Olimpija Osijek
Years1:1947–1949
Years2:1950–1955
Years3:1955–1959
Years4:1959–1961
Years5:1961–1965
Clubs5:Vevey
Caps2:117
Caps3:53
Goals2:47
Goals3:17
Nationalyears1:1953–1954
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1

Dionizije Dvornić (27 April 1926 – 30 October 1992) was a Croatian football striker who achieved greatest success playing for Dinamo Zagreb in Yugoslav First League in the 1950s.

During his time with Dinamo, he won one Yugoslav Cup in 1951 and a Yugoslav First League title in 1954. He made a total of 304 appearances and scored 161 goals for Dinamo, 47 of which were in league games.

Club career

Before joining Dinamo, he played for NK Udarnik (which was renamed NK Proleter in 1947 and later merged with today's NK Osijek) and FK Dinamo Pančevo.[1] After leaving Dinamo he spent four years at NK Zagreb before going abroad and ending his career in Switzerland.[2]

International career

Dvornić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a friendly game against France on 18 October 1953 in Zagreb, and went on to earn 6 caps, scoring one goal for the national squad. He also competed for Yugoslavia at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, when Yugoslavia made it to the quarterfinals only to be knocked out by Germany. His final international was a September 1954 friendly match against Saarland.[3]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/dvornic-dionizije/ Dionizije Dvornić
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kroa-players-wc.html Croatian players in World Cups 1930-2002
  3. Web site: Player Database. 11 July 2022. EU-football.