Gordan Irović
{{Short description|Yugoslav footballer (1934–1995)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gordan Irović
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|07|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Herceg Novi,[http://www.parapsihopatologija.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17024&page=1 Album Naši nogometaši 1961] Yugoslavia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|05|26|1934|07|02|df=y}}
| death_place = Munich, Germany
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| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 = 1953-1956 | clubs1 = Velež Mostar | caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 1957-1963 | clubs2 = Dinamo Zagreb | caps2 = 93 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1963-1964 | clubs3 = SV Phönix 03 Ludwigshafen
| years4 = 1964-1965 | clubs4 = SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
| years5 = 1965 | clubs5 = Ludwigshafener SC
| years6 = 1966 | clubs6 = FSV Oggersheim
| years7 = 1966 | clubs7 = Wacker Innsbruck | caps7 = 8 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1966-1968 | clubs8 = WSG Radenthein
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| manageryears1 = 1972 | managerclubs1 = Toronto Croatia
}}
Gordan Irović (2 July 1934 – 26 May 1995) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper who was a member of the Yugoslavia national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |title=1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™ |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/teams/team=43975.html |website=FIFA.com |accessdate=30 August 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827232538/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/teams/team=43975.html |archivedate=27 August 2012}} However, he never earned a cap for his country.
Club career
With Dinamo Zagreb, Irović won the 1958 Yugoslav league title and three domestic cups in the 1960s. After a few years in Germany,[https://www.kicker.de/gordan-irovic/spieler Profile] - Kicker he joined Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck in 1966, only to lose his place between the posts to Leo Tschenett.[https://www.tivoli12.at/news/123-geschichte/portraits/1246-irovic-gordan.html Profile] - Tivoli12 {{in lang|de}}
Managerial career
Personal life
=Death=
Nicknamed Kamikaze, due to his habit of throwing himself at attackers, he died in 1995 [http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igra%C4%8Da/gordan-irovi%C4%87.html Biografija (bio)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150828/http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igra%C4%8Da/gordan-irovi%C4%87.html |date=2019-09-10 }} - GNK Dinamo {{in lang|hr}}
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|69953}}
{{Yugoslavia Squad 1958 World Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Herceg Novi
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Yugoslav men's footballers
Category:Yugoslav football managers
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:FK Velež Mostar players
Category:GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Category:FSV Oggersheim players
Category:FC Wacker Innsbruck players
Category:Yugoslav First League players
Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Toronto Croatia coaches
Category:Canadian National Soccer League coaches
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada