Zvonko Jazbec was a Croatian football goalkeeper. He spent his career at HŠK Concordia Zagreb during the early years of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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At age 4, he and his father moved to Croatia where Zvonko eventually established himself at one of the country's top clubs, HŠK Concordia

HŠK Concordia

HŠK Concordia was a Croatian football club formed in Zagreb. The club was founded asthe Srednjoškolski športski klub in 1906.By the end of the First World War the club had played many matches with both domestic and foreign clubs...

. Initially trained as an athletic runner, he began to play football for the Yugoslavian national teams, making a total of 10 caps. Upon the foundation of the temporary Croatian team

Croatia national football team

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, Jazbec played for his adopted background heritage in 3 international matches, including the very first match against Switzerland

Switzerland

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. He coincidentally enough also scored a goal during his tenure.