Ivan Toplak
Ivan Toplak (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Toплaк; 21 September 1931 — 26 July 2021) was a Serbian football player and manager. Toplak played for NK Olimpija Ljubljana and Red Star Belgrade. He also represented the Yugoslavia national team. Toplak was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2021 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Maribor, Slovenia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1950[1] | Branik Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 25 | (14) |
| 1954–1961 | Red Star Belgrade | 92 | (48) |
| Total | 117 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1956 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1964–1966 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1967–1968 | California Clippers | ||
| 1969–1971 | Stanford University | ||
| 1974–1975 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 1976–1977 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1978–1980 | Yugoslavia U20 | ||
| 1978–1980 | Yugoslavia U21 | ||
| 1984 | Yugoslavia U23 | ||
| 1986 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | ||
| 1991–1993 | Indonesia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Toplak died on 26 July 2021 in Maribor, Slovenia at the age of 89.[2][3]
Honours
Player
Olimpija Ljubljana
Red Star Belgrade
Manager
Yugoslavia
- Summer Olympics Third place: 1984
References
- ↑ Likovi istaknutih nogometaša Archived 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Parapsihopatologija.com
- ↑ "Umrl legendarni Ivan Toplak". www.delo.si (in slovenščina). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ "Preminuo Ivan Toplak, nekadašnji centarfor Crvene zvezde". Novinska agencija Beta (in српски / srpski). Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.