Momčilo Gavrić (footballer)

Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić (August 4, 1938 – March 13, 2010) was a Yugoslavian-born football player.

Momčilo Gavrić
Date of birth(1938-08-04)August 4, 1938
Place of birthSinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of deathMarch 13, 2010(2010-03-13) (aged 71)
Place of deathSan Jose, California, United States
Career information
Position(s)K defender, left back
US collegeUniversity of Belgrade
Career history
As player
1969San Francisco 49ers
1969Portland Loggers
Career stats

Club career

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Born in Sinj, Croatia, Gavric aspired to play professional soccer and played in his hometown club NK Junak Sinj. In 1959, he moved to Belgrade, then Yugoslav capital, and began playing with Yugoslav First League side OFK Beograd.[1] He had call-ups to the national team, but only ended up playing for the B national team.[citation needed] He left Yugoslavia in 1967 and moved to the United States. In 1967, he signed with the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League. Gavrić spent two seasons with the Clippers and won the 1967 championship with them. He was also an NFL placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers in 1969. In 1971, he moved to the Dallas Tornado, then on to the San Jose Earthquakes from 1974 to 1978.[2][3] In 1975, Gabbo Gavrić was the co-MVP of the NASL indoor tournament and named to the All-tournament team.[4] He was a player and coach at San Jose until 1976, and he continued to coach through 1978.

Death

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Gavric died on March 13, 2010, of complications from Parkinson's disease.

Clubs

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  • NK Junak Sinj 1957–59
  • OFK Belgrade 1959–67
  • Oakland Clippers 1967–69
  • San Francisco 49ers 1969
  • Portland Loggers 1969
  • Dallas Tornado 1971
  • San Jose Earthquakes 1974–78

References

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  1. ^ Momčilo Gavrić at Worldfootball.net
  2. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Rogues/G/Gavric.Gabbo.htm [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "NASL Coaches Registry". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "History of Indoor Soccer in the USA".
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