Background
Skoblar was born in Privlaka near Zadar (at the time in the Banovina of Croatia.
Skoblar was born in Privlaka near Zadar (at the time in the Banovina of Croatia.
He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. Club He started his career with NK Zadar (1957-1958). He got spotted there by goalie Perica Radenković who was serving his mandatory army stint in Zadar.
Radenković recommended Skoblar to club management and the 19-year-old was soon on his way to Belgrade.
In Germany he played for Hannover 96 (1967-1970). In 57 games in Bundesliga, he scored 30 goals.
Marcel Leclerc, chairman of Marseilles, went to Hannover on a quick journey and came back with the player, it was the beginning of a great adventure with Marseilles. The player was applauded at the airport by many fans.
In France, Skoblar played for and was three time top goalscorer in Ligue 1 (1971-1973).
Member of the Order of Merit fans refer to him as "l"Aigle Dalmate", "l"Aigle Dalmate"/"l"aigle des Dalmates" (The Dalmatian Eagle), or "Monsieur Goal" (Mister Goal). He left l"Member of the Order of Merit after the arrival of two Brazilians Jairzinho and Paulo César. International Yugoslavia Fédération internationale de football association World Cup 1962: 4th Place His playing career over, he came back to Marseille, and became technical manager in 1977.
He is employed at the since 2001 as scout, and he is now close to retirement.
During the summer 2001, he was with Marc Levy the co-manager of the team for 3 days, few days before the nomination of Tomislav Ivic. He managed the Lebanon national football team
He joined them in March 2000 and got sacked later in the year (October) after failing to qualify to the second round of the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. Just Fontaine says about him: "When I watched him front of the goal, each time, I was thinking, kick from the inside of the left foot.. from the outside of the right foot.. a header, now!.. he had already done lieutenant. scoring each time, exactly by the only possible way, and in just a split second.
In the last 30 years, he has been the only striker that I"ve seen like that in France" Player Managerial Individual Top goalscorers in, 1973.
OFK Beograd Yugoslav Cup: 1962, 1966 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1: 1971, 1972 French Cup: 1972 Hajduk Split Yugoslav Cup: 1987, 1991 European Golden Shoe: 1970-1971 Top goalscorers in Ligue 1: 1971, 1972, 1973 French Ligue 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1970, 1971 French Ligue 1 Record holder for most goals in single season (44).
He was willing to play in Marseilles, but the chairman of Hannover didn"t want to lose such a player.
