Zdravko Brkljačić (born 22 May 1936) is a former Croatian football goalkeeper who played in several clubs in Yugoslavia, Austria and Belgium.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 May 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 4 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Velež Mostar | 32 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Vojvodina | 7 | (0) |
| 1961–1963 | Karlovac | 45 | (0) |
| 1963–1966 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Wiener Sport-Club | 8 | (0) |
| 1967–1972 | AA Gent | 125 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Standard Liège | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Yugoslavia U-21 | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Varaždin, he started playing in NK Lokomotiva. However, he failed to break into the starting eleven, so he moved to FK Velež Mostar where he had a busy two seasons. In 1959 he moved to FK Vojvodina[1] where he stayed for a year and a half. He played with NK Karlovac before moving to Dinamo Zagreb where he stayed three seasons as a substitute goalkeeper; he played only one match in the Yugoslav First League with them. Afterwards, he moved abroad, first playing one season in Austria with Wiener Sport-Club, and then to Belgium where he played seven years in top flight clubs K.A.A. Gent and Standard Liège. He played one match for the Yugoslav U-21 team.[2]
References edit
- ^ 1959/60 season at fkvojvodina.com
- ^ Book: "Rođeni - Prvoligaške generacije 1952 - 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 33 (in Serbian)
External sources edit
- Zdravko Brkljačić at WorldFootball.net
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