Branko Buljevic
Australian soccer player
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Branko Buljevic (born 6 September 1947[2]) is a former soccer player. Born in Croatia, he was a member of Australia's 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 30 times in total between 1972 and 1975.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branko Buljevic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967 | OFK Beograd | 1 | (0) |
| 1968–1976 | Footscray JUST | ||
| 1977–1979 | Fitzroy United Alexander | 74 | (21) |
| 1980–1983 | South Melbourne | 87 | (22) |
| 1985 | Footscray JUST | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 171 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Australia | 22 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[3][4] He made 30 appearances for the Socceroos, 22 of them in full internationals.[5]
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