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	(1946-04-13)13 April 1946
Place of birth	Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1971	Dinamo Zagreb	71	(1)
1971	Toronto Croatia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][4] In his debut season he won the NSL Championship.^[5]

Personal life

Death

He died on January 21, 2020.^[6]