| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | K defender, left back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1938-08-04)August 4, 1938 Sinj,Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | March 13, 2010(2010-03-13) (aged 71) San Jose, California,United States |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Belgrade |
| Career history | |
| 1969 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1969 | Portland Loggers |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Momčilo "Gabbo"Gavrić (August 4, 1938 – March 13, 2010) was a Yugoslavian-bornfootball player.
Born inSinj, Croatia, Gavric aspired to play professionalsoccer and played in his hometown clubNK Junak Sinj. In 1959, he moved toBelgrade, then Yugoslav capital, and began playing withYugoslav First League sideOFK Beograd.[1] He had call-ups to the national team, but only ended up playing for the B national team.[citation needed] He leftYugoslavia in 1967 and moved to theUnited States. In 1967, he signed with theOakland Clippers of theNorth American Soccer League. Gavrić spent two seasons with the Clippers and won the 1967 championship with them. He was also anNFL placekicker for theSan Francisco 49ers in 1969. In 1971, he moved to theDallas Tornado, then on to theSan Jose Earthquakes from 1974 to 1978.[2][3] In 1975, Gabbo Gavrić was the co-MVP of theNASL indoor tournament and named to the All-tournament team.[4] He was a player and coach at San Jose until 1976, and he continued to coach through 1978.
Gavric died on March 13, 2010, of complications from Parkinson's disease.
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