Josip Skoblar

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Josip Skoblar (born March 12, 1941 in Privlaka, near Zadar) was a Croatian football player, as forward, and also football manager.

Skoblar played in Yugoslav First League for NK Zadar (1957–58) and OFK Beograd (1959–67). With OFK Beograd he won the Yugoslav league cup in 1962 and 1966. In Germany he played for Hannover 96 (1967–70). In 57 games in Bundesliga, he scorred 30 goals. In France, Skoblar played for Olympique de Marseille and was three time top goalscorer in Ligue 1 (1971–73). Skoblar win the European Golden Boot in 1971 for 44 goals in Ligue 1. With Olympique, he won the French league title in 1971, and French league and cup title in 1972.

For Yugoslavia Skoblar played between 1961 and 1967. In 32 games for Yugoslavia, he scored 11 goals. Skoblar participated in World Cup 1962. Skoblar scored one goal, and Yugoslavia finished in the fourth place.

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• Nogometni leksikon (2004, in Croatian)