Božo Bakota

Božo Bakota (5 October 1950 – 1 October 2015) was a Croatian footballer. He played as a forward and midfielder professionally between 1971 and 1986. He played for NK Zagreb and SK Sturm Graz. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team in 1978. He was born in Zagreb.

Božo Bakota
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Bakota in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth(1950-10-05)5 October 1950
Place of birthZagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death1 October 2015(2015-10-01) (aged 64)
Playing positionMidfielder, Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1971NK Mladost Buzin
1971–1980NK Zagreb195(53)
1980–1986Sturm Graz167(86)
1986–1987FC Fürstenfeld
1988–1990Toronto Croatia
1990–1991SV Wildon
Total362(139)
National team
1978Yugoslavia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bakota died on 1 October 2015 in Graz, Austria. He was 64.[1]

References

  1. "Umro bivši jugoslavenski reprezentativac Božo Bakota". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in hrvatski). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.