Vjekoslav Škrinjar (born 2 June 1969) is a

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player.

Career

Škrinjar joined BSK Slavonski Brod from Borac Podvinje at age 12 and moved on to Yugoslav powerhouse

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for whom he played over 200 matches and won the domestic league and

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. He was on the pitch for the infamous Dinamo-Red Star Belgrade football riot in May 1990 that possibly ignited the beginning of the end for the Yugoslav First League.Škrinjar o 13. svibnja: Znali smo da se neće odigrati
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- FSV Mainz

Post-playing career

Škrinjar went into construction and agricultural businesses after retiring as a player and also owns a hotel in Mandre, Pag.

References

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1969 births Living people Footballers from Slavonski Brod Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK Marsonia players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Zagreb players Gamba Osaka players HNK Segesta players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Yugoslav First League players Croatian Football League players J1 League players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub