Davor Jozić

Davor Jozić
Personal information
Date of birth	22 September 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth	Konjic, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1987	Sarajevo
1987–1993	Cesena
1993–1994	Club América
1995–1996	Spezia
Total
International career
1984–1991	Yugoslavia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davor Jozić (born 22 September 1960) is a Bosnian retired footballer.

Club career[edit]

Jozić started his career playing for hometown club Igman Konjic and then moved to Sarajevo where he played in 450 games. He was a member of the memorable Sarajevo squad that won the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League. After that, Jozić played for such clubs as Cesena, Club América, and Spezia.

International career[edit]

Jozić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1984 friendly match away against Scotland. He earned a total of 27 caps, scoring two goals.^[1]

Jozić played in 5 matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where he scored two goals in the group stage: one headed goal against eventual tournament winners West Germany in a 4–1 defeat and the only goal against Colombia in a 1–0 Yugoslavia win. His final international was a May 1991 European Championship qualification match against Denmark.^[2]

Later years[edit]

Davor Jozić served as assistant coach alongside Fabrizio Castori's assistant coach at Cesena.^[3] Jozić is a family man, having married and raising two children. He has chosen to make Cesena his home, where he continues to reside to the present day.

Honours[edit]

Sarajevo

Yugoslav First League: 1984–85

References[edit]

^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "I convocati per il ritiro" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.

External links[edit]

Davor Jozić – FIFA competition record (archived)
Davor Jozić at National-Football-Teams.com
Davor Jozić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

[1] Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[2] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[3] "I convocati per il ritiro" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.

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