Saša Peršon (born 28 February 1965 in

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) is a Croatian retired

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who played as a defender. At international level, he was capped 3 times for

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International career

Peršon made his debut for

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in an October 1990

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against the

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and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1993 friendly against

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. His first two games were unofficial though, as Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time.

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International

Honours

;Orijent * Croatian Republic League - West: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 ;Hajduk Split *

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: 1993–94, 1994–95 *

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* 1965 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Association football defenders Yugoslav footballers Croatian footballers Croatia international footballers HNK Orijent players HNK Rijeka players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players AS Cannes players Yugoslav First League players Croatian Football League players Ligue 1 players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub