Zdravko Brkljačić (born 22 May 1936) is a former Croatian football goalkeeper who played in several clubs in Yugoslavia, Austria and Belgium.

Zdravko Brkljačić
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-05-22) 22 May 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Varaždin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Lokomotiva Zagreb 4 (0)
1957–1959 Velež Mostar 32 (0)
1959–1960 Vojvodina 7 (0)
1961–1963 Karlovac 45 (0)
1963–1966 Dinamo Zagreb 1 (0)
1966–1967 Wiener Sport-Club 8 (0)
1967–1972 AA Gent 125 (0)
1972–1974 Standard Liège 5 (0)
International career
Yugoslavia U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Varaždin, he started playing in NK Lokomotiva. However, he failed to break into the starting eleven, so he moved to FK Velež Mostar where he had a busy two seasons. In 1959 he moved to FK Vojvodina[1] where he stayed for a year and a half. He played with NK Karlovac before moving to Dinamo Zagreb where he stayed three seasons as a substitute goalkeeper; he played only one match in the Yugoslav First League with them. Afterwards, he moved abroad, first playing one season in Austria with Wiener Sport-Club, and then to Belgium where he played seven years in top flight clubs K.A.A. Gent and Standard Liège. He played one match for the Yugoslav U-21 team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 1959/60 season at fkvojvodina.com
  2. ^ Book: "Rođeni - Prvoligaške generacije 1952 - 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 33 (in Serbian)

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