Zdenko Kobeščak Explained

Zdenko Kobeščak
Birth Date:1943 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1957–1962
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Zagreb
Years1:1962–1967
Years2:1967
Years3:1968–1971
Years4:1971–1972
Years5:1972–1973
Clubs5:ÉDS Montluçon
Caps1:86
Caps2:3
Caps3:74
Caps4:20
Caps5:7
Goals1:16
Goals2:0
Goals3:7
Goals4:2
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:1963–1964
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1985
Managerclubs1:Dinamo Zagreb
Manageryears2:1991–1992
Managerclubs2:Dinamo Zagreb

Zdenko Kobeščak (born 3 December 1943) is a Croatian retired football player. He earned two caps for Yugoslavia in the 1960s.

Playing career

Club

Kobeščak made his official debut for Dinamo Zagreb in August 1962 against Partizan Belgrade, but his career at Dinamo was hampered by injuries. He played in both legs of the lost 1963 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final against Valencia but did not feature in Dinamo's 1967 Fairs Cup win. He played a total of 191 games for the club.[1]

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1963 friendly match away against Romania and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a November 1964 friendly against the Soviet Union.[2]

Managerial career

He was an assistant coach to Mirko Jozić at the 1990 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gnkdinamo.hr/hr/Novosti/Clanak/rodendan-zdenka-kobescaka ROĐENDAN ZDENKA KOBEŠĆAKA
  2. Web site: Player Database. 24 September 2022. EU-football.