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Name: Gino Gardassanich (Gardašanić)

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Country: :USA: USA (born in Rijeka, :CRO: Croatia)
Clubs: HNK Rijeka (1946-1947), S.C. Marsala 1912 (1947-1948), Reggina Calcio (1948-1949), Chicago Slovak (1949-1952)
Position: *GK
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-30 years (26/11/1922)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Attack: 30
Defence: 85
Balance: 82
Stamina: 63
Top Speed: 71
Acceleration: 74
Response: 84
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 51
Dribble Speed: 55
Short Pass Accuracy: 57
Short Pass Speed: 65
Long Pass Accuracy: 61
Long Pass Speed: 68
Shot Accuracy: 43
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 42
Free Kick Accuracy: 45
Curling: 47
Header: 48
Jump: 88
Technique: 54
Aggression: 57
Mentality: 75
Keeper Skills: 83
Team Work: 72

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Early Lasting


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Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded


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Gino Gard or Gardassanich is former American/Croatian/Italian keeper who also played waterpolo. Gino was very elastic and acrobatic keeper with good positioning and calmness, secure on high shots and could throw the ball very long with his arms. Gino was born casually Sussak where to find a friend who visited her mother, was suddenly seized by labor pains and had to give birth by a midwife in the area. In the first training games between friends, when he was little more than boy, already put on display excellent acrobatic skills. Love of football is constantly scorticava the skin of the knees, throwing himself fearlessly on the ground with little grass River. A day in the field of Scoglietto, Stephen Raicovich, the goalkeeper of Fiumana saw him at work and predicted a great future at the highest levels of Italian football. The parents wanted him to attend so-called Trgovačka Akademija (Sales Academy) in Zagreb. There, in fact, started playing football seriously, or rather the "nogomet". Students rose to prominence in the team that swept to victory in the championship class, passing the Grandjanski Zagreb in the late '30s. Franjo admired Glazer, the highest international goalkeeper, then coach of Rijeka, while the Hungarian technical Bukovi continually urged him to give up because he came into the first team. Every so often she was content, calling him to do the most important reserves in the Yugoslav league. An unforgettable experience on the fields in the top division, recalled years later in 1960 at the Continental Hotel in Zagreb, when Gino and the old Bukovi accidentally found themselves in the lobby. At the end of the school, after obtaining his diploma, he returned home. At 19 he was still considered too young to undermine Dapretto and Kanz and defend the door Fiumana in series B: Sussak there went to the Orient. Twelve months later he called Lauro Pillepich to General Stores in series C, offering a commitment to the company as assistant storekeeper. Disputing the number one place to Bebo Brazzoduro, lower but no less agile real him. He played as a starter in almost two thirds of the tournament, then at the end of the year racing activity was suspended, he entered the war at its most terrible and tragic. But has no title (did not attend college), but for his skill, Cellini played the field, in the prestigious match against the selection of the Military Academy, on the occasion of the visit of the school ship "Vespucci" and "Colombo" in , 1942. Among the opponents played two officers, who later became admirals: Nachira and De Gaetani.In 1943, knowing full well the German, Croatian, Italian, English and French, after the occupation of his farm, which they called OT Zehtmayr by the Nazis, was hired to serve them as a clerk-translator. He found himself working closely with the Gestapo. Due to the intimate close friendship with an NCO Germanic Iberian origin, managed at the end of an eventful match of football between the representative Zehtmayr, composed of local players and a formation of SS with subsequent celebration of Italian winners in the "wood", to save any of these arrest and subsequent deportation from the cattle cars. For others, unfortunately, went wrong, were loaded onto wagons for transporting goods to Germany. Parallel to the football career, he trained regularly and fell in the field as the first center 'in the Sussak Viktorija, then in the Kvarner water polo, competing in the national tournament. At last the cruel war period ended, life returned to almost normal and even returned to playing football. Gino took up his position at the factory and into the door of the corporate team, triumphing Maras Cup 1946. After the Kvarner, with whom he took the field six times in the Yugoslavian first league championship in November of 1946, thanks to the friend from Trieste Eliani, was bought by Fiorentina, led by former Vercelli Guido Ara time. In Tuscany he could make his debut in Serie A, finding the road blocked by Romoli and dall'infortunato Eberle. He soon crossed to the cleats only in some friendly. In one of these addressed the Livorno and parried a penalty to Mario Zidarich, apologized after posing as an admirer and Rijeka. In 1947 he went to Marsala in series C, and with Antonio Velcich Oselladore, former teammates in the stores. The year was extremely positive, proved one of the pillars of the team on the island of Sicily and met his future wife, Anna Rizzo, American born of Italian parents. Twelve months later he found himself at Reggina, where he went to thicken the ranks of that stream large colony already saw Bercarich, Bercich, Lucchesi and Bartolomei. Alternated in goal with Pendibene, playing ten games. During the year convolò wedding. In August 1949, despite the insistence of technical Perucchetti she begged him not to leave the team, went on the flight from Rome to Chicago to take permanent residence in the United States arrived in Illinois, immediately signed the engagement with the Slovak. With the formation Nielsen won the American Trophy in Division I football and indoor Montgomery Trophy. With the Chicago All Stars faced the strongest Hamburg, toured the United States May 10, 1950, in a meeting that at the time, was a sensation. The German champions mocked and booed by 45,000 spectators crowded the stands, they won 10-0, before rampaging vehemently the screams of supporters who reproached the Americans defeated the last world war. Showed their superiority, reeling off a kick irresistible. With a landslide victory gave a lesson in behavior to the public of "Yenkee". Gardassanich was neutralized U.S. without his knowledge, shortened the name to Gard, to make it more easily pronounceable, and thus participated in the expedition to Brazil for World Cup USA 1950. The famous championships Ghiggia and Schiaffino of Uruguay. It was never used in official games, making the reserve at the Saint Louis Frank Borghi. He came into camp with the national team six times, against England in the historic 1-0 win, Turkey, Sweden, Norway and Mexico. In America, his two sons were born: Gino Jr. in 1953 and Gary in 1956. Since 1992 he was inducted into the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame of the U.S., and recently also in the gold of American football. Gino died in 2010.

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