Zvonko Bego Explained

Zvonko Bego
Fullname:Zvonko Bego
Birth Date:19 December 1940
Birth Place:Split, Yugoslavia
Death Place:Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1957–1967
Clubs1:Hajduk Split
Caps1:169
Goals1:35
Years2:1967
Clubs2:Bayern Munich
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1967–1968
Clubs3:FC Twente
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:1968–1969
Clubs4:Bayer Leverkusen
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:1969–1971
Clubs5:Austria Salzburg
Years6:1971–1972
Clubs6:Junak Sinj
Years7:1972–1973
Clubs7:Uskok
Totalcaps:182
Totalgoals:37
Nationalyears1:1961
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:2

Zvonko Bego (19 December 1940 – 13 August 2018) was a Yugoslav footballer.[1] He spent most of his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split.

Club career

Bego made his debut for Hajduk in an early 1957 cup match against Lokomotiva and scored 173 goals in 375 games for the club.[2] He moved abroad to play for Bayern Munich, FC Twente, Bayer Leverkusen and Austria Salzburg before returning to Yugoslavia in 1971 and finish his career at Junak Sinj and Uskok Klis.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1961 friendly match against Austria and earned a total of 6 caps scoring 2 goals. His final international was a December 1961 friendly against Israel.[4] He was also part of the Yugoslavian side which won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://hr.n1info.com/a323775/Sport-Klub/Nogomet/Preminuo-zlatni-olimpijac-i-nogometas-Hajduka-Zvonko-Bego.html Preminuo zlatni olimpijac i nogometaš Hajduka Zvonko Bego
  2. https://hajduk.hr/vijest/preminuo-zvonko-bego/10552 PREMINUO ZVONKO BEGO
  3. https://www.24sata.hr/sport/preminula-je-legenda-hajduka-zvonko-bego-umro-u-78-godini-585944 Preminula je legenda Hajduka: Zvonko Bego umro u 78. godini
  4. Web site: Player Database . 4 June 2022 . EU-football.
  5. Web site: Zvonko Bego . Olympedia . 10 December 2021.