Branko Buljević (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 Buljević [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, FPR Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| 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 | 87 | (22) |
| 1985 | Footscray JUST | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 242 | (43 ) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1972–1974 | Australia | 22 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2007 | |||
Playing career
editBuljević began his club career with OFK Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League. He emigrated to Australia, where Buljević 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]
References
edit- ^ "Branko Buljevic".
- ^ Match report, including date of birth
- ^ "Australia's World Cup warriors". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Micallef, Philip (13 December 2017). "Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Branko Buljevic". SBS Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Australian Player Database". Oz Football. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links
edit- Branko Buljević at Soccerway.com
- Branko Buljević at WorldFootball.net
- Branko Buljević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Branko Buljević at kicker (in German)
- Branko Buljević at FBref.com
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