Stjepan Bobek

Croatian footballer (1923-2010)

Stjepan Bobek (3 December 1923 – 22 August 2010) was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional football striker and later football manager.

Stjepan Bobek
Bobek in 1949
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-12-03)3 December 1923
Place of birth Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes
Date of death 22 August 2010(2010-08-22) (aged 86)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1936–1938 HŠK Derbi
1938–1942 ŠK Zagreb
1942–1944 HŠK Ličanin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942 Admira Wacker 8 (7)
1944–1945 Građanski Zagreb 15 (13)
1945 Yugoslav Army 3 (8)
1946–1959 Partizan 198 (121)
Total 224 (149)
National team
1946–1956 Yugoslavia 63 (38)
Teams managed
1959 Legia Warsaw
1960–1963 Partizan
1963 Legia Warsaw
1963–1967 Panathinaikos
1967–1969 Partizan
1969–1970 Olympiacos
1970 Altay
1970–1972 Galenika Zemun
1972 Dinamo Zagreb
1973–1974 Galenika Zemun
1974–1975 Panathinaikos
1975–1976 Panetolikos
1976–1978 Espérance
1978–1981 Vardar
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club Season League Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 1946–47 Yugoslav First League 23 24 0 0 23 24
1947–48 12 4 0 0 12 4
1948–49 17 13 0 0 17 13
1950 17 6 0 0 17 6
1951 21 9 0 0 21 9
1952 9 9 0 0 9 9
1952–53 12 7 0 0 12 7
1953–54 23 21 0 0 23 21
1954–55 18 16 0 0 18 16
1955–56 17 9 4 1 21 10
1956–57 15 3 0 0 15 3
1957–58 9 0 0 0 9 0
1958–59 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 198 121 4 1 202 122

International

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This is the list of International Goals scored by Yugoslav forward Stjepan Bobek:

List of international goals scored by Stjepan Bobek
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 September 1946 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Czechoslovakia 4–1 4–2 Friendly
2 7 October 1946 Tirana, Albania   Albania 2–2 3–2 1946 Balkan Cup
3 11 May 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia   Czechoslovakia 1–2 1–3 Friendly
4 22 June 1947 Bucharest, Romania   Romania 1–0 3–1 1947 Balkan Cup
5 3–1
6 14 September 1947 Tirana, Albania   Albania 1–1 4–2
7 19 October 1947 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Poland 2–0 7–1 Friendly
8 7–0
9 31 July 1948 London, England   Luxembourg 6–1 6–1 1948 Summer Olympics
10 5 August 1948   Turkey 2–1 3–1
11 11 August 1948   United Kingdom 1–0 3–1
12 13 August 1948   Sweden 1–1 1–3
13 19 June 1949 Oslo, Norway   Norway 2–1 3–1 Friendly
14 21 August 1949 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Israel 6–0 6–0 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 18 September 1949 Tel Aviv, Israel   Israel 2–0 5–2
16 30 October 1949 Paris, France   France 1–1 1–1
17 13 November 1949 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Austria 2–3 2–5 Friendly
18 11 June 1950 Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 3–0 4–0
19 29 June 1950 Porto Alegre, Brasil   Mexico 1–0 4–1 1950 FIFA World Cup
20 7 September 1950 Helsinki, Finland   Finland 1–0 2–3 Friendly
21 10 September 1950 Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 2–0 4–1
22 24 June 1951 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Switzerland 1–0 7–3
23 6–0
24 23 August 1951 Oslo, Norway   Norway 2–0 4–2
25 4–0
26 2 September 1951 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Sweden 1–1 2–1
27 20 July 1952 Tampere, Finland   Soviet Union 4–0 5–5 1952 Summer Olympics
28 22 July 1952 Tampere, Finland   Soviet Union 2–1 3–1
29 25 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland   Denmark 4–1 5–3
30 21 September 1952 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Austria 1–0 4–2 Friendly
31 2–0
32 4–2
33 21 December 1952 Ludwigshafen, West Germany   West Germany 2–1 2–3
34 26 September 1954 Saarbrücken, Saarland   Saarland 2–1 5–1
35 3 October 1954 Vienna, Austria   Austria 2–1 2–2
36 17 October 1954 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia   Turkey 1–0 5–1
37 2–0
38 4–0

Honours

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Player

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Partizan

Yugoslavia

Individual

  • Yugoslav First League top scorer: 1945, 1953–54
  • FK Partizan Magnificent Eleven (1995)
  • FK Partizan Best player in club history (1995)

Records

Manager

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Partizan
Panathinaikos
Vardar

References

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  1. "Stjepan Bobek najbolji strelac". www.reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian). 25 September 2013.