Otmar Gazzari (1905 in Hvar – 1987 in Zagreb) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Throughout his career he played for Hajduk Split and BSK Belgrade in the First League of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otmar Gazzari | ||
| Date of birth | 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvar, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1987 | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1927 | Hajduk Split | 17 | (0) |
| 1927–1929 | US Triestina | [1] 21 | (0) |
| 1929–1934 | BSK Belgrade | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While playing in Hajduk Split he played together with his brother Renzo, that would continue his career in Italian Serie A also becoming B international player for the Italy national football team. With Hajduk he played a total of 37 official matches, of which 17 were in the Yugoslav Championship.[2]
Otmar played a total of 165 matches for Hajduk and won one national championship, before moving to Belgrade to play in BSK where he would be national champion in two more occasions.[3]
Unlike his brother, that after retiring from football dedicated to tennis, Otmar opted to have a career in baseball.[4]
Honours
editHajduk Split
BSK Beograd
References
edit- ^ Only for 1928–29 Serie A season, missing the 1927–28 stats
- ^ Seasonal stats at Hajduk Split official website
- ^ Otmar Gazzari Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine at exyufudbal.in.rs
- ^ Short career story at Nogometni lexicon (in Croatian)
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