Full name Jozo Matošić Place of death Dubrovnik, Croatia Position Defender, Goalkeeper | Place of birth Split, Austria-Hungary Playing position | |
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Date of birth (1913-01-27)27 January 1913 Date of death 1 March 1999(1999-03-01) (aged 86) Died 1 March 1999, Dubrovnik, Croatia | ||
Jozo Matošić (27 January 1913 – 1 March 1999) was a Yugoslav football coach and player. He was captain of the famous Hajduk Split side during World War II. He was also the older brother of Frane Matošić, Hajduk's best goalscorer of all time.
Career
He began his career at Hajduk Split as a goalkeeper but Luka Kaliterna made him a right-back. He was known for his great strength and character. He was also a regular player in the Yugoslavia national football team during the 1930s. He won the 1940–41 Croatian First League at that time also. From 1941 to 1944, he was in the Yugoslav Partisans. In 1944, he was captain of the Hajduk Split squad that formed again on the island of Vis. From 1944 to 1945, he toured the liberated territory with Hajduk Split. He won two SR Croatia championships after the war, in 1945 and 1946. In August 1946, Matošić moved to Kvarner (today's HNK Rijeka), where he was player–manager for the duration of the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League. Shortly thereafter, he retired from football.
Jozo Matošić is known for discovering Vladimir Beara.
During his managerial time at Hajduk Split, he won the 1952 Yugoslav First League. He later went to live in Dubrovnik where he worked at NK GOŠK. In his honour, the football academy in Dubrovnik was named after him.