Josip 'Jozo' Gašpar (born 15 March 1973 in
Sinj
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footballer
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Club career
During his club career he played for hometown side Junak as well as for Dinamo Zagreb, Osijek and Marsonia. As a 16-year-old boy he was noticed by Dinamo's talent hunters and brought to Zagreb for a small amount of money.
International career
He made his debut for
Croatia
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in an October 1992
friendly match
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against
Mexico
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, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for
Dražen Biškup, and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a June 1993 friendly against
Ukraine
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Managerial career
He was relieved of his managerial duties at
Prečko Zagreb at the beginning of April 2013 due to an incident in which he apparently stole a player's credit card and used it to buy 36 one-litre bottles of
Jägermeister
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Honours
Player
;Osijek
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Croatian Cup:
1998–99
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Sinj
Association football midfielders
Croatian footballers
Croatia international footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Osijek players
NK Marsonia players
Croatian Football League players
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