Mario Vušković (9 September 1953 – 5 July 1985) was a Croatian professional footballer who played most of his career in the Netherlands.

Club career

Having never played for the first team of

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

, Vušković went on to forge a footballing career in the Netherlands, notching over 70 appearances for

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

in the Eredivisie.

Personal life and death

Vušković's father, Marko, played for

during World War II, and went on to work as a club executive. His sons,

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and Ronald, also went on to play football, with Danijel playing for Hajduk Split and going on to coach their youth teams. His grandsons, Mario, Luka, Moreno and Vito, are also footballers. He died in a car accident in July 1985, on his way to an

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game, the club he was playing for at the time.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuskovic, Mario 1953 1953 births 1985 deaths Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers HNK Hajduk Split players Go Ahead Eagles players SC Heerenveen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Road incident deaths in Croatia