Ivan Medle Explained

Ivan Medle
Birth Date:10 February 1932
Birth Place:Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Position:Forward
Years1:1951–?
Clubs1:Metalac Zagreb
Years3:1957–1962
Goals3:34
Years4:1963–1966
Caps4:51
Goals4:37
Nationalyears1:1956
Nationalteam1:PR Croatia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Ivan Medle (10 February 1932 – 4 February 2003) was a Croatian football player.

Club career

Born in Zagreb, he started his career with Metalac, before moving on to Lokomotiva. His next move was to Rijeka, where he is regarded as one of the fastest players of all time. Medle was Rijeka's top scorer during the 1958–59 season, and he scored 34 goals for the club between 1957 and 1962. In 1963 he moved to Austria where he played for Sturm Graz until 1966, when he finished his career.[1]

International career

He had one appearance for the PR Croatia team (against Indonesia) in 1956.[2] [3]

Personal life

Death

Medle died in Vienna on 4 February 2003.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sturmarchiv.at/Browser/view-player.action?personId=18411
  2. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić., pp. 400–1.
  3. Web site: Player Database. 28 October 2022. EU-football.