Ivo Šuprina

Ivo Šuprina
Personal information
Full nameIvan Šuprina
Date of birth1 October 1921
Place of birthZagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death13 July 1988 (aged 66)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19xx–1945Građanski Zagreb?(?)
1945–1946Dinamo Zagreb?(?)
1946–1947Lyon?(?)
1947–1948Strasbourg?(?)
1948–1951Napoli54(22)
Total?(?)
National team
1940Croatia3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ivan "Ivo" Šuprina (1 October 1921 – 13 July 1988[1]) was a Croatian international footballer who professionally throughout Europe as a striker during the 1940s.

Career

Born in Zagreb, Šuprina began his career in his native Croatia for hometown clubs Građanski Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb. He later played in France for Lyon and Strasbourg; during his time in France he was known as Yvon Šuprina'.[2] Šuprina also played in Italy for Napoli.[3]

Šuprina also earned three caps for Croatia at international level.[4]

References

  1. La Provincia", 14 July 1988, page 11 and "Il Mattino", 14 July 1988
  2. "Yvon SUPRINA" (in French). RacingStub.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  3. ""Apolides" in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. "Player profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 November 2010.