Tony Kurbos Explained

Zvonko Kurbos
Birth Date:1960 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Maribor, FPR Yugoslavia
Height:1.73 m
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1972–1979
Youthclubs1:Stuttgarter Kickers
Years1:1979–1981
Years2:1981–1982
Years3:1982–1985
Years4:1985–1986
Years5:1986–1987
Years6:1987–1989
Years7:1989
Years8:1989–1990
Years9:1990–1991
Clubs1:Stuttgarter Kickers
Clubs2:Tongeren
Clubs3:Metz
Clubs4:Saint-Étienne
Clubs5:Mulhouse
Clubs6:Nice
Clubs7:Monaco
Clubs8:Nice
Clubs9:Dunkerque
Caps1:24
Caps2:27
Caps3:96
Caps4:28
Caps5:31
Caps6:40
Caps7:5
Caps8:15
Caps9:17
Goals1:3
Goals2:5
Goals3:38
Goals4:10
Goals5:21
Goals6:6
Goals7:0
Goals8:1
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:283
Totalgoals:84

Zvonko "Toni" Kurbos, better known as Tony Kurbos (born 20 October 1960) is a German-French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 84 goals in his professional career.

He scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in Camp Nou, eliminating them in the first round of the 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup with Metz. The match was described in the British Guardian as the biggest European football upset ever.[1]

In that same year, Kurbos assisted and scored in extra time of the Coupe de France final. Metz won the match against Monaco 2–0, claiming their first major trophy ever.

Honours

Metz

1983–84

Individual

1986–87

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Joy of Six: Great European upsets . The Guardian. 6 November 2009 . 26 August 2012.