Ivo Šuprina

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

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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Ivo Šuprina at National-Football-Teams.com

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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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