Full name Vladimir Kasalo 1987–1989 Dinamo Zagreb Height 1.86 m | Years Team Role Footballer Name Vlado Kasalo | |
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Date of birth (1962-11-11) 11 November 1962 (age 53) | ||
Vladimir 'Vlado' Kasalo (born 11 November 1962) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
After representing NK Osijek and NK Dinamo Zagreb in his country, Kasalo was sold by the latter to Germany's 1. FC Nuremberg, for 1 million Deutsche Mark. In his second season, he infamously scored two consecutive own goals in as many matches: on 16 March 1991, at VfB Stuttgart (0–1) and on 23 March, against Karlsruher SC (0–2). He was suspected to have done that on purpose to pay off his gambling debts, although it was never proven.
Kasalo retired in the same country at only 31, with second division's 1. FSV Mainz 05. His only cap for Yugoslavia came in a friendly against the Soviet Union, on 29 August 1987. He added two for newly formed Croatia, in the 1990 friendly games against the United States, the nation's first, and Romania.
