Zlatko Krdžević

Zlatko Krdžević
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Krdžević
Date of birth (1959-12-03) 3 December 1959
Place of birth Nova Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Sloboda Titovo Užice 76 (4)
1984–1989 Red Star Belgrade 69 (2)
1989–1990 Bellinzona 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zlatko Krdžević (Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Крџевић; born 3 December 1959) is a Serbian retired footballer who played during the 1980s.

Born in Nova Varoš, SR Serbia, he played with Sloboda Titovo Užice and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League, and with Bellinzona in Switzerland.[1]

Career

He played mostly as a defender, and sometimes as a midfielder. He played for Sloboda Titovo Užice, where he played 76 league matches from 1980 to 1984, scoring four goals. He played for Red Star Belgrade for five seasons, from 1984 to 1989.

He played 110 official matches and scored three goals. He won the championship title in 1988 and the national cup in 1985. He scored three goals in official matches, all at Red Star Stadium. He scored twice in the championship, against Sutjeska (4–1) in the 1984–85 season, and Željezničar from Sarajevo (4–1) in the 1985–86 championship, as well as in the quarter-finals of the 1987–88 Yugoslav Cup against Radnički Niš in a convincing 6–0 victory.[2]

He made ten appearances in European cups. He played in matches against Benfica (0–2, 3–2) in the 1984–85 European Cup, Panathinaikos (3–0, 1–2) and Rosenborg (3–0, 4–1), in the most elite football competition in Europe in the 1986–87 season, as well as against Botev from Plovdiv (3–0, 2–2) and Brugge (3–1, 0–4) in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.[2]

He played abroad for the Swiss club Bellinzona in the 1989–90 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zlatko Krdzevic at playerhistory.com
  2. ^ a b "On this day: Zlatko Krdzević was born". mojacrvenazvezda.net. 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Zlatko Krdžević". sport.de. 21 January 2023.