Gino Gard, born Gino Gardassanich (Croatian: Gardašanić); (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2010) was a soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the United States team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Fiume, Free State of Fiume and died in Illinois, United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gino Gardassanich | ||
| Date of birth | November 26, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiume, Free State of Fiume | ||
| Date of death | February 12, 2010 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1941 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1941 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
| 1941–1942 | NK Orijent | ||
| 1942–1943 | Magazzini Generali | ||
| 1943–1944 | Todt | ||
| 1944–1945 | Silurificio Whitehead | ||
| 1945–1946 | Magazzini Generali | ||
| 1946–1947 | Kvarner Rijeka | ||
| 1947 | ACF Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Marsala | ||
| 1948–1949 | Reggina | ||
| 1949–1959 | Chicago Slovak | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGardassanich began his career with Fiumana and Reggina. After World War II, he played with NK Kvarner in the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League.[1] In 1949, he moved to the United States, settling in Chicago. When he arrived, he changed his name to Gino Gard and joined Chicago Slovak of the National Soccer League of Chicago. He played with Slovak until 1959. During that time, Gard and his teammates won multiple titles, including the league title in 1951, 1952 and 1954;[2] and the 1951 Peel Cup. In 1953, it lost the National Amateur Cup final to Ponta Delgada S.C.[3] Gard was named the NSLC goalkeeper of the year in 1950.[4]
National team
editGard was selected to the U.S. roster for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was the original choice as the starting goalkeeper, but never entered a game.
Gard was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Illinois Hall of Fame in 1992.[5]
Honors
edit- Građanski Zagreb
- Independent State of Croatia Championship: 1941
- Chicago Slovak
- National Soccer League of Chicago: 1951, 1952, 1954
- Individual
- NSLC Goalkeeper of the Year: 1950
- National Soccer Hall of Fame: 1976
- Illinois Hall of Fame: 1992
References
edit- ^ Kvarner teams Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Nogometni magazin
- ^ "National Soccer League (Chicago)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "National Amateur Cup". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "Chicago's Soccer History". Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "Gino Gardassanich - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Gino Gardassanich - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.