Ive Jerolimov (born 30 March 1958) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as a defender or

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Club career

Jerolimov was born in

Preko Preko (Italian: Oltre; lit. "Across") is a village and a municipality in Zadar County, Croatia. It is situated, as the name suggests, opposite of Zadar, on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia. Its old centre consists of typical Dalmatian ...

near

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. During his club career he played for

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

and

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International career

Jerolimov made his debut for

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in a September 1980 World Cup qualification match against

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and earned a total of six caps. He was a non-playing member of their squad at the

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. His final international was a November 1982 European Championship qualification match away against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

NK Rijeka *

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Hajduk Split *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

References

External links

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hajduk.hr

forum.b92.net

1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Zadar County Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players HNK Rijeka players HNK Hajduk Split players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub