Drago Vabec
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dragutin Vabec | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1977 | Dinamo Zagreb | 230 | (45) |
1977 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 15 | (11) |
1977–1979 | Dinamo Zagreb | 28 | (10) |
1979–1983 | Stade Brestois | 118 | (60) |
1983–1984 | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | (1) |
Total | 398 | (127) | |
National team | |||
1973–1976 | Yugoslavia | 7 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Čakovec | ||
2012–2013 | Sloga Čakovec | ||
2013– | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dragutin Vabec, most commonly known as Drago Vabec (born 26 October 1950 in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian left winger who played for SFR Yugoslavia, Dinamo Zagreb and Stade Brestois. He is considered one of the best players in Dinamo Zagreb history and the best player in Stade Brestois history. His family originates from Čakovec, Međimurje County, and he spent most of his time there.
While playing for Yugoslavia during a match against Sweden on 10 October 1975 he scored a fantastic goal, which was for years screened at the beginning of the sports program.[1]
In October 2006, he was appointed head coach at relegation-threatened Croatian second division side NK Čakovec. He remained at the position until the end of the season, but failed to save the club from relegation.
Playing style[]
Although Vabec played mostly as a left winger, he was an excellent right winger too, and could also play at a high level as a midfielder or a defender. The football experts deem him the most versatile player in Dinamo's history. Vabec was described as a highly intelligent player, with superb technique and passing skills, and equally adept with both feet.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Briljirao u Maksimiru, u francuskom klubu najbolji ikad: Najsvestraniji igrač Dinama u povijesti!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links[]
- Drago Vabec at National-Football-Teams.com
- Drago Vabec profile at the Serbia national football team website (in Serbian)
- NASL stats
- Biography in the Croatian Football Lexicon
- Drago Vabec skills and goals on YouTube
- Sportspeople from Čakovec
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Croatian football managers
- Croatian footballers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football forwards
- Yugoslav First League players
- Ligue 1 players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav expatriates in Canada
- Yugoslav expatriates in France
- Yugoslav footballers