Stjepan Deverić

Stjepan Deverić (born 20 August 1961 in Velika Gorica) is a former Croatian footballer.

Deverić began his career with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav Federal League in 1979. He stayed at the club until 1984 playing in 345 games and scoring 158 goals before moving to Croatian rival Hajduk Split where he stayed from 1984. until 1987. playing in 114 games and scoring 42 goals). He later returned to Dinamo (1987-90). After Croatian independence, he played abroad with SK Sturm Graz (1991-92) and FC Lebring. Internationally, Deverić was part of Yugoslavia's 1982 FIFA World Cup, but did not play. He was also a member of the squad which won bronze at the 1984 Olympics, as well as the Yugoslavian squad at the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship. For Yugoslavia he played in 6 games.

Stjepan Deverić scored 5 goals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was a joint Top Scorer with Boro Cvetković.

He has also managed. He formerly managed NK Zagorec, HNK Segesta,NK Marsonia and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and was a Youth Coach in ONS Hitrec - Kacian (Dinamo youth football school).

References

* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/reprezentativci/Deveric-Stjepan.htm Serbian national football team website]