Ivo Vazgeč

Ivo Vazgeč
Personal information
Full name Ivo Vazgeč
Date of birth (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986
Place of birth Kakanj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nässjö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Jönköpings Södra 41 (0)
2008 Larisa 0 (0)
2008 AaB Aalborg 0 (0)
2008 Assyriska FF 2 (0)
2009 IFK Norrköping 11 (0)
2009–2010 Śląsk Wrocław 7 (0)
2011 Jönköpings Södra 14 (0)
2011–2012 Landskrona 39 (0)
2013–2014 Brommapojkarna 31 (0)
2015 Ljungskile 15 (0)
2016 Husqvarna 25 (0)
2017 Landskrona 26 (0)
2018 Assyriska FF 3 (0)
2021 Assyriska Turabdin 11 (0)
International career
2006 Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2017

Ivo Vazgeč (born 6 February 1986) is a Bosnian-born Swedish retired football goalkeeper of Bosnian Croat heritage.

Career

Vazgeč joined the Polish team Śląsk Wrocław in 2009 from IFK Norrköping.[1] He liked the mentality in Poland, not being content with anything but a victory, and where players risked being confronted in the street if they went out on town after a loss.[2] He played one game for the Swedish U21 national football team in 2006.[3]

In 2014, Vazgec had an altercation with a man in a McDonald's. As police was called to the scene, Vazgec was handcuffed, later convicted for "verbal abuse" and "threats" and sentenced to fines and reparations. He left IF Brommapojkarna after 2014, and in 2015 his only football experience was a short-term contract with Ljungskile SK.[4][5] Vazgec later stated that his "reputation went to hell", but that Brommapojkarna "fucked with me". Vazgec had to go down to the third tier to find a club in 2016, that being Husqvarna FF.[2]

In 2017, Vazgec held 17 clean sheets for Landskrona BoIS as the team won promotion to the 2018 Superettan. An attempt to extend the contract was not successful.[6] He signed for Assyriska FF in early June 2018.[7] Only four days later, it was reported that Vazgec was indicted for driving under the influence, whereupon the club would release him as soon as the transfer window opened.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Norrköping – Ivo Vazgec lämnar IFK" (in Swedish). SVT. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Eriksson, André (2017). "Arkivkollen med Ivo Vazgec – "Jag har saknat att stå för en storklubb som BoIS"". Skånesport (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ Ivo Vazgeč at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
  4. ^ Lindsten, Björn; Nilsson, Eric (5 February 2016). "Ivo Vazgec: "De har blivit rädda för mig"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  5. ^ Wahlberg, Malin (5 February 2016). ""Har varit väldigt långt ner i skiten"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  6. ^ Svab, Marjan (16 February 2018). "Ivo Vazgec: "Jag gick med på samma villkor"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ^ Sjöblom, Patrik (3 June 2018). "Klart: Här är Ivo Vazgec nya klubb". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  8. ^ Sjölin, Jacob (7 June 2018). "Beskedet från Assyriska efter rattfyllan – river avtalet med Ivo Vazgec: "Vi visste ingenting"". Länstidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.