- Anto Grabo
Football player infobox
playername = Anto Grabo
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|12|7
cityofbirth =Sarajevo
countryofbirth =Yugoslavia (nowBosnia and Herzegovina )
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years = 1985-?
?-1990
1990-92
1992-95
1995-97
1997-99
1999-01
2001-06
2007
clubs =Velež Mostar K.F.C. Lommel S.K. Kuala Lumpur FA
South China
Golden
Sing Tao
Instant-Dict
HKFC
HKFC
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pcupdate =Anto Grabo (in Chinese:基保) is a Bosnian
football (soccer) player who spent most time of his career inHong Kong .Early career
He started his professional football playing in local club
Velež Mostar in 1985. However, as there are many other good players in the team, Grabo was unable to show his talent. In 1987, he was called inYugoslavia national football team training section, but was unable to win a cap. During late 80's, Grabo leftYugoslavia due to the unstable situation in the country. He joinedBelgian Second Division teamK.F.C. Lommel S.K. . In 1990, he leftEurope and joinedKuala Lumpur FA inMalaysia .Career in Hong Kong
=South China period=In 1992-93, Brabo joined
Hong Kong First Division League team South China. His debut was the semi-final match against Sing Tao inHong Kong Senior Shield . He scored the first time for the team in his second match against Army. He was included inHong Kong XI to compete inCarlsberg Cup and scored in the match against Denmark U-21 national team. Grabo played very weel in the season and was awardedHong Kong Viceroy Cup Best Attacking Player Award, Hong Kong First Division League Best Foreign Player and was included inHong Kong First Division League Best Player Squad .In 1993-94, he assisted South China to winHong Kong Viceroy Cup again and he himself won the Best Attacking Player Award the second time. In the same year, he assisted the team to get intoAsian Cup Winners Cup final, the best result in Asian club competition.
=Golden period=In 1995-96, he joined Golden. He scored 16 goals for the team, which is the highest scoring in his years in Hong Kong. However, for the three times he faces South China in cup competition, Golden lost all of them.In 1996-97, 36-year-old Grabo only scored 4 goals and the team was unable to get any trophy.
ing Tao period
Sing Tao only got a 4th place in
Hong Kong First Division League , but Grabo was able to score 8 goals in the season. In 1998-99, many Sing Tao players were found involved in matching fixing and were suspended. The team was even dissolved after the season.Instant-Dict period
Originally, he was linked to Rangers but the deal was finally fell. He then joined another giant team Instant-Dict.In 2000-01, the team captured
Hong Kong FA Cup and got the 2nd place inHong Kong First Division League . However, the team quitted the league after this season and Grabo also left professional football.HKFC periodIn 2001-02, he joined newly promoted team
HKFC and he scored only 2 goals in the season. In 2002-03, despite a 42 years old high age, he scored 8 goals.HKFC was unable to prevent a reglation.He stayed inHKFC to compete inHong Kong Second Division League for 3 more years.Post-retirement, Grabo dabbled in a bit of coaching with the HKFC Colts. Upon his first session, he greeted his teammates with these words: "I am Anto Grabo, do not f*ck with me." That is all.
External links
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