Igor Jelavić (born 1962) is a retired

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player who played for

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Personal life

He is Mario Jelavić's father and

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's uncle.'Hajduk je nekada imao jednu od najboljih nogometnih škola u Europi i nedopustivo je da smo danas na dnu. Igrači nisu na razini kluba, Rijeka je puno kvalitetnija'
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article at sportmagazine.levif.be 1962 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK Solin players RNK Split players HNK Rijeka players HNK Hajduk Split players Union Namur players NK Zagreb players VfB Wissen players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub