Gino Gardassanich

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Gino Gard
Personal information
Full name Gino Gardassanich
Date of birth (1922-11-26)November 26, 1922
Place of birth
Date of death February 12, 2010(2010-02-12) (aged 87)
Place of death Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Youth career
1940–1941
Građanski Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1941
Građanski Zagreb
1941–1942
NK Orijent
1942–1943 Magazzini Generali
1943–1944 Todt
1944–1945 Silurificio Whitehead
1945–1946 Magazzini Generali
1946–1947 Kvarner Rijeka
1947 ACF Fiorentina 0 (0)
1947–1948
Marsala
1948–1949
Reggina
1949–1959 Chicago Slovak
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gino Gard, born Gino Gardassanich (

Fiume, Free State of Fiume and died in Illinois
, United States.

Club career

Gardassanich began his career with

National Soccer League of Chicago. He played with Slovak until 1959. During that time, Gard and his teammates won multiple titles, including the league title in 1951, 1952 and 1954;[2] and the 1951 Peel Cup. In 1953, it lost the National Amateur Cup final to Ponta Delgada S.C.[3] Gard was named the NSLC goalkeeper of the year in 1950.[4]

National team

Gard was selected to the U.S. roster for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was the original choice as the starting goalkeeper, but never entered a game.

Gard was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Illinois Hall of Fame in 1992.[5]

Honors

Građanski Zagreb
Chicago Slovak
  • National Soccer League of Chicago
    : 1951, 1952, 1954
Individual

References

  1. ^ Kvarner teams Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Nogometni magazin
  2. ^ "National Soccer League (Chicago)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "National Amateur Cup". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "Chicago's Soccer History". Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "Gino Gardassanich - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Gino Gardassanich - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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