Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar (right) and Lucien Leduc in Amsterdam, 1971
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Josip Skoblar | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Privlaka, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Marseille (scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zadar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Zadar | ||
| 1959–1966 | OFK Belgrade | 162 | (63) |
| 1966–1970 | Hannover 96 | 57 | (30) |
| 1966–1967 | → Marseille (loan) | 15 | (13) |
| 1969–1975 | Marseille | 159 | (138) |
| 1974–1977 | Rijeka | 36 | (10) |
| Total | 428 | (255) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1967 | Yugoslavia | 32 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983–1986 | Rijeka | ||
| 1986–1987 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1987–1988 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 1988 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 1988–1989 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1989 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1990–1991 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1994 | Zagreb | ||
| 1994 | Nîmes | ||
| 1995–1996 | Rijeka | ||
| 1998 | Zadar | ||
| 2000 | Lebanon | ||
| 2001 | Marseille | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Josip "Joško" Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.
Skoblar was born in Privlaka near Zadar (at the time in the Banovina of Croatia. He started his career with NK Zadar (1957–58). He got spotted there by OFK Beograd goalie Perica Radenković who was serving his mandatory army stint in Zadar. Radenković recommended Skoblar to club management and the 19-year-old was soon on his way to Belgrade. With OFK Beograd Skoblar won the Yugoslav Cup in 1962 and 1966. In Germany he played for Hannover 96 (1967–70). In 57 games in Bundesliga, he scored 30 goals.
He was willing to play in Marseilles, but the chairman of Hannover didn't want to lose such a player. Marcel Leclerc, chairman of Marseilles, went to Hannover on a quick journey and came back with the player, it was the beginning of a great adventure with Marseilles. The player was applauded at the airport by many fans.
In France, Skoblar played for Olympique de Marseille and was three time top goalscorer in Ligue 1 (1971–73). Skoblar won the European Golden Boot in 1971 for 44 goals in Ligue 1, he still remains as the best scorer in a season in Ligue 1. With Olympique, he won the French league title in 1971, and French league and cup title in 1972. OM fans refer to him as "l'Aigle Dalmate", "l'Aigle Dalmate"/"l'aigle des Dalmates" (The Dalmatian Eagle), or "Monsieur Goal" (Mister Goal).
He left l'OM after the arrival of two Brazilians Jairzinho and Paulo César.
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