Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: DraÅ 3\/4 an JerkoviÄ ( 6 August 1936 -- 9 December 2008 ) was a Croatian and Yugoslav football forward , and manager .
Simplified: DraÅ 3\/4 an JerkoviÄ ( born 6 August 1936 - died 9 December 2008 ) is a former Croatian football player .