Mladen Ramljak (1 July 1945 – 13 September 1978) was a Croatian football defender.

Mladen Ramljak
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-07-01)1 July 1945
Place of birth Zagreb, FS Croatia, DF Yugoslavia
Date of death 13 September 1978(1978-09-13) (aged 33)
Place of death Novska, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1973 Dinamo Zagreb 263 (4)
1974–1977 Feyenoord 68 (1)
1977–1978 AZ '67 0 (0)
Total 331 (5)
International career
1966–1972 Yugoslavia 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1968 Italy Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Ramljak left Dinamo Zagreb for Dutch side Feyenoord after playing over 600 games for the club. He moved to AZ '67 after three seasons in Rotterdam, but never played for AZ as his career got cut short due to injury.[1]

International career

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He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1966 friendly match against Hungary and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. He was a participant at Euro 1968 and his final international was a May 1972 European Championship qualification match away against the Soviet Union.[2]

Death and legacy

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Mladen Ramljak died in a road accident near Novska. Dinamo Zagreb holds an international memorial tournament in his honour for youth squads.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Profile - Kent u deze nog (in Dutch)
  2. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mladen Ramljak Tournament
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