Zvonko "Toni" Kurbos, better known as Tony Kurbos (born 20 October 1960) is a German-French former professional

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who played as a forward. He scored 84 goals in his professional career. He scored a

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against

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, eliminating them in the first round of the 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup with

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. The match was described in the British

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as the biggest European football upset ever. In that same year, Kurbos assisted and scored in extra time of the

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final. Metz won the match against

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2–0, claiming their first major trophy ever.

Honours

Metz *

: 1983–84 Individual * Ligue 2 top scorer: 1986–87

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Tony Kurbos
at FC Metz {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurbos, Tony 1960 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Naturalized citizens of France Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Slovenian men's footballers German men's footballers Stuttgarter Kickers players K.S.K. Tongeren players FC Metz players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Mulhouse players OGC Nice players AS Monaco FC players USL Dunkerque players 2. Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France 20th-century German sportsmen