Ivo Šuprina Explained

Ivo Šuprina
Fullname:Ivan Šuprina
Birth Date:1 October 1921
Birth Place:Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position:Striker
Years1:1938–1944
Clubs1:Građanski Zagreb
Years2:1945–1946
Clubs2:Dinamo Zagreb
Years3:1946–1947
Clubs3:Lyon
Years4:1947–1948
Clubs4:Strasbourg
Caps4:18
Goals4:10
Years5:1948–1951
Clubs5:Napoli
Caps5:64
Goals5:21
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Banovina of Croatia
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1943
Nationalteam2:Independent State of Croatia
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Ivan "Ivo" Šuprina (1 October 1921 – 13 July 1988[1] [2]) was a Croatian international footballer who professionally throughout Europe as a striker during the 1940s.

Career

Born in Zagreb, Šuprina began his career in his native Croatia for hometown clubs Građanski Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb. He later played in France for Lyon and Strasbourg; during his time in France he was known as Yvon Šuprina.[3] Šuprina also played in Italy for Napoli.[4]

International career

Šuprina made his debut for the Banovina of Croatia in an April 1940 friendly match against Switzerland and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He played the last one of these games under the flag of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany.[5]

Notes and References

  1. La Provincia, 14 July 1988, page 11
  2. Il Mattino, 14 July 1988
  3. Web site: Yvon SUPRINA. October 1921 . 29 November 2010. RacingStub.com. fr.
  4. Web site: "Apolides" in Italy. RSSSF. 29 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Player profile. 29 November 2010. EU-Football.info.