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Branislav Hrnjiček (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Хрњичек; 5 June 1908 – 2 July 1964) was a Serbian football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branislav Hrnjiček | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 1964 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1923–1927 | Jugoslavija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1930 | Jugoslavija | ||
| 1930–1932 | BASK | ||
| 1932–1937 | Jugoslavija | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1930 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953-1954 | Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent all of his playing career in Belgrade, having played mostly for SK Jugoslavija; the exception being the two seasons he spent playing between 1930 and 1932 with BASK.
He played a total of five matches for the Yugoslavia national football team and scored once. His debut was in a Balkan Cup match on 6 October 1929, against Romania in Bucharest, a 2–1 loss, and his last match was in a friendly against Argentina on 3 August 1930, in Buenos Aires, a 3–1 loss.[1] His only goal was in a match against Bulgaria in a 6–1 win. He was part of the Yugoslav team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but didn't play a single match.[2]
Post-playing career
editAfter ending his playing career, he worked as a football coach for some period in Israel. He died at 56 years of age, while preparing to continue his coaching career in Germany. His grandson is Boris Hrnjiček.
References
edit- ^ "Branislav Hrnjiček, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Život posle Montevidea: „Idemo tata i ja ulicom, a samo se čuje 'Mošo, Mošo, Mošo, Mošo'"". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
edit- Branislav Hrnjiček at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Branislav Hrnjiček at National-Football-Teams.com
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