Božo Bakota
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Božo Bakota is a former Croatia
n footballer who played as a forward for NK Zagreb
and SK Sturm Graz
during a career spanning from 1973 to 1986.
Bakota started his career with NK Zagreb
and played there for the first seven seasons of his career, at a time when the club was struggling to establish themselves as a stable top flight side. He stayed with the club after they were relegated from first division at the end of the 1973–74 season, and helped them return to top division the following year. His best season with NK Zagreb was 1977–78 when he scored 10 goals in 28 appearances, playing as their starting line-up midfielder.
However, in 1979 they were relegated again, and after staying at the club for one more season, Bakota decided to re-join his former manager Otto Barić
at Austrian side SK Sturm Graz
in 1980. He flourished there, forming an attacking partnership with Gernot Jurtin
, and helping the club finish as league runners-up in the 1980-81 season
, as well as becoming the league's top scorer in the 1981-82 season
with 24 goals in 36 appearances. In European competitions, his greatest achievement was reaching the 1983–84 UEFA Cup quarter-finals with Sturm, before they were knocked out by England's Nottingham Forest
1–2 on aggregate. Bakota retired in 1986, having scored a total of 86 goals in 167 Austrian Bundesliga appearances for Sturm.
His good games at NK Zagreb were also noticed by the national team manager Dražan Jerković who called him up to the national side in 1978. Bakota debuted and earned his single national cap on 15 November 1978, in a Balkan Cup
4–1 win against Greece
held in Skopje
(in a match which saw Vahid Halilhodžić
scoring a hat-trick
).
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n footballer who played as a forward for NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
and SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
during a career spanning from 1973 to 1986.
Bakota started his career with NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
and played there for the first seven seasons of his career, at a time when the club was struggling to establish themselves as a stable top flight side. He stayed with the club after they were relegated from first division at the end of the 1973–74 season, and helped them return to top division the following year. His best season with NK Zagreb was 1977–78 when he scored 10 goals in 28 appearances, playing as their starting line-up midfielder.
However, in 1979 they were relegated again, and after staying at the club for one more season, Bakota decided to re-join his former manager Otto Barić
Otto Baric
Otto Barić is a Croatian-Austrian football manager.-1970s to 1980s:Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germania Wiesbaden and moved after one season to Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck, where he spent next two seasons and won two consecutive league champions titles before...
at Austrian side SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
in 1980. He flourished there, forming an attacking partnership with Gernot Jurtin
Gernot Jurtin
Gernot Jurtin was an Austrian football player, and a legend amongst Sturm Graz fans.- Club career :Jurtin joined Sturm Graz in the summer of 1974 under coach Karl Schlechta and immediately forced his way into the starting eleven...
, and helping the club finish as league runners-up in the 1980-81 season
Austrian Football Bundesliga 1980-81
-League standings:-References:*...
, as well as becoming the league's top scorer in the 1981-82 season
Austrian Football Bundesliga 1981-82
-League standings:-References:*...
with 24 goals in 36 appearances. In European competitions, his greatest achievement was reaching the 1983–84 UEFA Cup quarter-finals with Sturm, before they were knocked out by England's Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
1–2 on aggregate. Bakota retired in 1986, having scored a total of 86 goals in 167 Austrian Bundesliga appearances for Sturm.
His good games at NK Zagreb were also noticed by the national team manager Dražan Jerković who called him up to the national side in 1978. Bakota debuted and earned his single national cap on 15 November 1978, in a Balkan Cup
Balkan Cup
The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931....
4–1 win against Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
held in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
(in a match which saw Vahid Halilhodžić
Vahid Halilhodžic
Vahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....
scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
).
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