Svemir Delić (14 September 1929 – 3 January 2017), nicknamed Cico,[1] was a Croatian footballer who played as a defender and made one appearance for the Croatia national team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svemir Delić | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1929 | ||
| Place of birth |
Sinj, Split Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2017 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Split, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Junak Sinj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1949 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 1949–1952 | Dinamo Zagreb | 40 | (0) |
| 1952–1954 | Hajduk Split | 13 | (0) |
| 1955–1959 | NK Zagreb | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Yugoslavia B | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | PR Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Delić earned his first and only cap for Croatia in the team's 1956 friendly match against Indonesia. The fixture, which was played on 12 September in Zagreb, finished as a 5–2 win for Croatia.[4]
Personal life edit
Delić's brother Mladen was a prominent Croatian sports commentator.[5] Svemir was married to Mirjana for over 60 years,[1] and died on 3 January 2017 in Split at the age of 87.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| PR Croatia[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ a b Babić, Vedran (17 November 2015). "Svemir Delić: Mi smo bili sirotinja, igrali smo za ljubav" [Svemir Delić: We were poor, we played for love]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Svemir Delić". Croatian Football Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Svemir Delić". HNK Hajduk Split. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Svemir Delić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "U utorak ispraćaj Svemira Delića" [Funeral for Svemir Delić on Tuesday]. GNK Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Gizdić, Jurica (8 January 2017). "Preminuo Svemir Delić" [Svemir Delić died]. HNK Hajduk Split (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
External links edit
- Svemir Delić at WorldFootball.net
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