Vinko Cuzzi (11 July 1940 – 8 December 2011) was a Croatian footballer who played as right back or libero.[1]

Vinko Cuzzi
Personal information
Full name Vinko Cuzzi
Date of birth (1940-07-11)11 July 1940
Place of birth Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 8 December 2011(2011-12-08) (aged 71)
Place of death Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Hajduk Split 177 (0)
1968 Lausanne-Sport
1969 Hajduk Split 12 (0)
International career
1965–1966 Yugoslavia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Club

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Cuzzi was the Hajduk Split squad captain for several years, receiving the trophy when Hajduk won the 1967 Yugoslav Cup, which was also their first triumph in that competition.

International

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He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1965 friendly match away against the Soviet Union and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1966 friendly away against West Germany.[2]

Post-playing career

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After his playing career, he worked as a lawyer and later as a judge in the county court of Split. He was also a long time member of Hajduk's executive board as well as the president of its assembly from 1994 to 1996.

Personal life

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His son Ivo Cuzzi was also a footballer.

Honours

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Hajduk Split

References

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  1. ^ Reprezentacija.rs. "Vinko Cuzzi profile at Reprezentacija.rs" (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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