Miroslav “iro” Blazevic, who lived from February 10, 1935, until February 8, 2023, was a Croatian manager and player in the professional game of football. He played professionally for Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb, FK Sarajevo, HNK Rijeka, and Swiss teams FC Sion and FC Moutier between 1954 and 1966.
Miroslav Blazevic Biography
On February 10, 1935, in Travnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (current-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), Blaevi was born to a Bosnian Croat family. He trained to ski while still a teenager.
Blazevic started his youth career with the local team NK Travnik before moving to Zagreb and signing with Dinamo Zagreb. His playing career was, by his own admission, average, thus he started his coaching career quite young. He played for Sion, Rijeka, Sarajevo, Lokomotiva Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb, and Dinamo Lokomotiva. After being promoted to LNA in 1966, he concluded his career there.
In Switzerland, where he finished his playing career, Blazevic began his career as a coach. He first served as the manager of FC Vevey (1968–71), then FC Sion (1971–76), FC Lausanne–Sport (1976–79), and finally the Swiss national team (as interim coach for two games in 1976).
Miroslav Blazevic Teams Coached
In his career, Miroslav Blazevic oversaw more than 20 clubs; a long list of prominent names includes Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Nantes, PAOK, and Grasshopper-Club.
Miroslav Blazevic Age
Miroslav Blazevic’s age is 87.
Miroslav Blazevic Height
Miroslav Blazevic stood 1.78m (5ft 10in) tall
Miroslav Blazevic Family
His wife Zdenka Blaevi, to whom he had been wed since 1961, survived Blaevi. One additional sibling of Blaevi was named Jozefina Dragun. Three children, Catherine, Barbara, and Miroslav Blaevi, were left to carry on Blaevi’s legacy. Blaevi was conceived by Kata and Mato Blaevi.
Miroslav Blazevic Health and Death
Blaevi died of prostate cancer on February 8, 2023, in Zagreb, at the age of 87.