Branko Buljevic
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Branko Buljevic | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Split, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1967 | OFK Beograd | 1 | (0) |
1968–1976 | Footscray JUST | 71 | (?) |
1977–1979 | Heidelberg United | 74 | (21) |
1980–1983 | South Melbourne FC | 87 | (22) |
1985 | Footscray JUST | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1972–1975 | Australia | 30 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2007 |
Branko Buljevic (born 6 September 1947[1] in Split, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Australian soccer player. He was a member of the Australia 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 30 times in total between 1972 and 1975.
Playing career[]
Buljevic began his club career with OFK Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League. He emigrated to Australia, where Buljevic spent nine seasons playing for Footscray JUST, then moving on to play for Heidelberg United and South Melbourne FC respectively. He returned to Footscray JUST for one more season before retiring in 1985.
After being naturalised, Buljevic made his debut for Australia in 1972.[2]
References[]
- ^ Match report, including date of birth
- ^ "Australia's World Cup warriors". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links[]
- Branko Buljevic at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Australian soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Footscray JUST players
- OFK Beograd players
- Yugoslav First League players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Yugoslav emigrants to Australia
- Association football forwards
- Australian soccer forward stubs