Bogdan Cuvaj
Croatian football manager
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| Intro | Croatian football manager | |
| Places | Croatia | |
| was | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 October 1905, Zagreb | |
| Death | 23 July 1983Zagreb (aged 77 years) |
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Bogdan Cuvaj (21 October 1905 – 23 July 1983) was a Croatian football manager of Albanian descent in both club and international competition.
He became the manager of Concordia Zagreb's youth side in 1926. After receiving managerial training in Vienna, Cuvaj became Concordia's manager in 1931, a position he held until the club was banned in 1945. With the club he won the 1932 Yugoslavian championship and the 1942 Croatian championship. From March 6, 1939 he served as secretary of the Croatian Football Federation and also managed the Croatian national team several times from 1941 to 1945.
After World War II he managed Tekstilac Zagreb (1945-1946), Lokomotiva Zagreb (1946-1952), Metalac Zagreb (1952-1955) and Dinamo Zagreb (1955-1956).