Career
A native of Novi Marof in Varaždin County, Cvek first started playing at the local side NK Varteks before moving to NK Dinamo Zagreb in 1965. His career was cut short by a meniscus injury he picked up in the 1969-1970 European Cup Winners" Cup quarter-final away match against Schalke 04, from which he never fully recovered and which forced the talented defender to retire in 1970 at just 24 years of age. Cvek was also capped six times for Yugoslavia.
His last international match was a friendly against Sweden five months later on 26 February 1969 in Split.
