Zoran Varvodić (born 26 December 1963) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Early and personal life

Born in Split, Varvodić's son Miro is also a professional footballer. During the 1980s, he was nicknamed " Rambo" because of the similar hairstyle he wore at the time.

Career

Varvodić played throughout Yugoslavia for GOŠK-Jug,

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 ...

, Spartak Subotica and Olimpija Ljubljana, then after Yugoslav break-up with Croatian clubs

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, Primorac Stobreč,

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar ( en, Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almo ...

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, and in Slovenia with Korotan. He also played in Spain for

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1987 Yugoslav Cup final

He is famous amongst Hajduk Split fans thanks to his epic performance in the

1986–87 Yugoslav Cup The 1986–87 Yugoslav Cup was the 39th season of the top association football, football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup ( sh, Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Josip Broz Tito, Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita'' ...

final against

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. He entered the game in the 119th minute so that he can join the penalty shootout where he managed to save 3 penalties and score the winning one.

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* 1963 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK GOŠK-Dubrovnik 1919 players HNK Hajduk Split players FK Spartak Subotica players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players Cádiz CF players NK Primorac 1929 players NK Zadar players NK Korotan Prevalje (1933) players RNK Split players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia HNK Hajduk Split non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-goalkeeper-stub