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

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, Varvodić's son Miro is also a professional footballer. During the 1980s, he was nicknamed "

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" 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 (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

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

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, Primorac Stobreč,

NK Zadar Nogometni klub 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 almost twenty years. Histor ...

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

, 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 final against

NK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Supersport HNL, of which they have been members ...

. 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