Vladimir 'Vlado' Kasalo (born 11 November 1962) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Kasalo | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-11-11) 11 November 1962 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982-1983 | Olimpija Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Osijek | 93 | (12) |
| 1987–1989 | Dinamo Zagreb | 49 | (8) |
| 1989–1991 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Mainz 05 | 55 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After representing NK Osijek and Dinamo Zagreb in his country, Kasalo was sold by the latter to Germany's 1. FC Nürnberg, for 1 million Deutsche Mark. In his second season, he infamously scored two consecutive own goals in as many matches: on 16 March 1991, at VfB Stuttgart (0–1) and on 23 March, against Karlsruher SC (0–2). He was suspected to have done that on purpose to pay off his gambling debts,[1] although it was never proven.
Kasalo retired in the same country at only 31, with second division's 1. FSV Mainz 05.
His only cap for Yugoslavia came in a friendly against the Soviet Union, on 29 August 1987. He added two for newly formed Croatia, in the 1990 friendly games against the United States, the nation's first, and Romania.[2] Both unofficial,[3] since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time.