Zlatko Mesić

Zlatko Mesić (13 April 1946 – 21 January 2020) was a Croatian footballer who had a notable tenure with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav First League.

Zlatko Mesić

Personal information
Date of birth	13 April 1946
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	21 January 2020 (aged 73)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1971	Dinamo Zagreb	71	(1)
1971	Toronto Croatia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Mesić played at the youth level with Dinamo Zagreb, and began his professional career in 1963 in the Yugoslav First League.[2] He made his debut in 1964 against NK Metalac Osijek. Throughout his time with Dinamo he won the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1964–65 Yugoslav Cup, and 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup. In 1971, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.[3] In his debut season he won the NSL Championship.[4]

He died on January 21, 2020.[5]

References

1. IN MEMORIAM: PREMINUO ZLATKO MESIĆ
2. "Zlatko Mesić - Povijest Dinama". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
3. Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
4. "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
5. "Umro je Zlatko Mesić, član proslavljene generacije Dinama iz 1967. godine". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). January 21, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-07.