Slavko Šurdonja
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Slavko Šurdonja was a Croatia
n, Yugoslav
international, football player.
Slavko started playing as right midfilder in his hometown club NK Orijent
and spend some time playing in Zagreb's club 1.HŠK Građanski but, his best years were spent playing in BSK Beograd, from 1932 until 1940, where he won three national Championships. He played one season for SK Bata Borovo in 1940, and ended his career having already health problems in Belgrade's BASK
and SK Jedinstvo, where he played until 1943.
He died in Belgrade in middle of WWII, very young, with only 29 years, from then incurable tuberculosis, in great poverty and hunger.
. It was in Warsaw on 10 September 1933 against Poland ( 3-4 loss ) and he played as right midfielder.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n, Yugoslav
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
international, football player.
Career
He was famous as being a big, strong forward, with great ball control, excellent shot and an impeccable header.Slavko started playing as right midfilder in his hometown club NK Orijent
NK Orijent
NK Orijent is a football club which was founded in 1918. It is a club from Sušak, the north-east part of the city of Rijeka in Croatia with long tradition. In season 2008/9 it currently plays in the third division .-External links:...
and spend some time playing in Zagreb's club 1.HŠK Građanski but, his best years were spent playing in BSK Beograd, from 1932 until 1940, where he won three national Championships. He played one season for SK Bata Borovo in 1940, and ended his career having already health problems in Belgrade's BASK
Bask
Bask, bred at the Albigowa State Stud in Poland and foaled in 1956, was a bay Arabian stallion who was imported into the United States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians and became a major sire of significance in the Arabian breed....
and SK Jedinstvo, where he played until 1943.
He died in Belgrade in middle of WWII, very young, with only 29 years, from then incurable tuberculosis, in great poverty and hunger.
National team
Beside having played three matches for the Belgrade city selection, he played one match for the Yugoslavia national football teamYugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
. It was in Warsaw on 10 September 1933 against Poland ( 3-4 loss ) and he played as right midfielder.
Honours
- BSK Belgrade
- 3 times Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
Champion: 1932-33, 1934-35 and 1935-36
- 3 times Yugoslav First League