Croatian professional footballer and manager Miroslav Blaevi lived from 10 February 1935 to 8 February 2023. From 1954 to 1966, he played professionally for Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb, FK Sarajevo, HNK Rijeka, as well as Swiss clubs FC Sion and FC Moutier.
With the Croatian national team, which he led to third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the quarterfinals of the 1996 European Championship, he had his most successful run as a manager. Switzerland, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and China Olympic were among the other national teams he oversaw. Along with these teams, Blaevi also enjoyed successful tenures with FC Vevey, FC Sion, FC Lausanne-Sport, HNK Rijeka, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Grasshopper Zürich, FC Prishtina, NK Osijek, NK Varteks, NK Zagreb, and Shanghai Shenhua.
Miroslav Blazevic Parents: Meet Kata Blažević, Mato Blažević
Kata and Mato Blazevic are Miroslav Blazevic’s parents. On February 10, 1935, in Travnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia Bosnia today’s and Herzegovina a Bosnian Croat family gave birth to Blaevi. He trained to ski while still a teenager.