Ivan "Ivo" Šuprina (1 October 1921 – 13 July 1988[1][2]) was a Croatian international footballer who professionally throughout Europe as a striker during the 1940s.

Ivo Šuprina
Personal information
Full name Ivan Šuprina
Date of birth (1921-10-01)1 October 1921
Place of birth Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 13 July 1988(1988-07-13) (aged 66)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1944 Građanski Zagreb
1945–1946 Dinamo Zagreb
1946–1947 Lyon
1947–1948 Strasbourg 18 (10)
1948–1951 Napoli 64 (21)
International career
1940 Banovina of Croatia 3 (0)
1943 Independent State of Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Zagreb, Šuprina began his career in his native Croatia for hometown clubs Građanski Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb. He later played in France for Lyon and Strasbourg; during his time in France he was known as Yvon Šuprina'.[3] Šuprina also played in Italy for Napoli.[4]

International career

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Šuprina made his debut for the Banovina of Croatia in an April 1940 friendly match against Switzerland and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He played the last one of these games under the flag of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany.[5]

References

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  1. ^ La Provincia, 14 July 1988, page 11
  2. ^ Il Mattino, 14 July 1988
  3. ^ "Yvon SUPRINA" (in French). RacingStub.com. October 1921. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. ^ ""Apolides" in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Player profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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