Branislav Hrnjiček
Serbian footballer and manager
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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 | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SK Jugoslavija | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1929 | SK Jugoslavija | 8 | (3) |
| 1932–1933 | BASK | 17 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1929–1930 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
| 1959–1960 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
| 1962 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
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 did not play a single match.[2]
Post-playing career
After 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 West Germany.
