Ivan Hlevnjak Explained

Ivan Hlevnjak
Birth Date:28 April 1944
Birth Place:El Shatt, Kingdom of Egypt
Death Place:Split, Croatia
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1962–1973
Years2:1973–1975
Years3:1975–1979
Years4:1980–1981
Clubs4:Philadelphia Fever (indoor)
Caps1:310
Goals1:72
Caps2:52
Goals2:9
Caps3:115
Goals3:26
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia U-21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1969–1970
Nationalteam2:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Ivan Hlevnjak (28 April 1944 – 28 November 2015) was a Croatian midfielder who played for Yugoslavia.

Club career

Born during Second World War in El Shatt refugee camp in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, after war he returned to his fatherlands home country, Yugoslavia, and began playing football in the youth teams of Hajduk Split. He debuted for Hajduk senior team in the season 1962–63 and played in the club until 1973 making a total of 665 appearances and scoring 237 goals with Hajduk. After leaving Hajduk he moved to France and played with Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg (1973–1975) and Ligue 2 side SAS Épinal (1975–1979). Later he played indoor soccer in the United States with Philadelphia Fever in the season 1980–81.[1]

International career

Besides 3 appearances for the Yugoslav U-21 team,[1] he made 3 appearances for the Yugoslav main team, his final being a November 1970 friendly match against West Germany.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/index.php/sr/statistika/reprezentativci/1090 Ivan Hlevnjak
  2. Web site: Player Database. 29 July 2022. EU-football.
  3. Web site: OTIŠLA JEDAN OD NAJVEĆIH VELIKANA HAJDUKA 'Znate, emocije su zajebana stvar...' – Jutarnji.hr . jutarnji.hr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151130040554/http://www.jutarnji.hr/otisla-jedan-od-najvecih-velikana-hajduka--znate--emocije-su-zajebana-stvar----/1467020/ . 2015-11-30.