Zvjezdan Cvetković (18 April 1960 – 27 February 2017) was a Croatian and Yugoslav
football
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manager and player.
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1982
European Championship
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qualification match away against
Bulgaria
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, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for
Slavoljub Nikolić, and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1987 friendly against the
Soviet Union
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.
Personal life
His younger brother
Borislav Cvetković
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was also
Yugoslavia national team player.
Death
Cvetković was found dead in his garage in Kostanjevec,
Maksimir
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, Zagreb, in February 2017. According to unofficial information, he died of natural causes.
Legendarni fudbaler Dinama Zvezdan Cvetković pronađen mrtav u garaži
- Vijesti.me
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1960 births
2017 deaths
Footballers from Karlovac
Serbs of Croatia
Men's association football defenders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Yugoslav First League players
Bundesliga players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Croatian football managers
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
Serbian football managers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers
FK Borac Banja Luka managers
Croatian Football League managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Croatia
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Serbian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina