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Bruno Belin (16 January 1929 – 20 October 1962) was a Croatia-born Yugoslav footballer who was part of Yugoslav national team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Bruno Belin

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Belin
Date of birth	16 January 1929
Place of birth	Zagreb, Kingdom of SCS
Date of death	20 October 1962(1962-10-20) (aged 33)
Place of death	Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	NK Metalac Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1962	Partizan	205	(10)
National team
1952–1959	Yugoslavia	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He started his career at Zagreb based NK Metalac and after completing his military service in 1950 he joined Belgrade-based giants FK Partizan where he won one national championship and 3 cup titles.[1] Belin played a total of 463 games for Partizan with 41 goals scored. He was considered one of the best Yugoslav defenders at the time he played, and he especially stood out for his technique, quickness and calmness in the game.

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1952 friendly match against West Germany and earned a total of 25 caps scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1959 European Nations' Cup qualifying match against Bulgaria.[2]

Death and legacy

After retiring from playing career, he became a coach, however he died in a car crash in 1962 at the 25th kilometer of Belgrade-Zagreb highway, together with Partizan defender Čedomir Lazarević, water polo player Boris Škanata and Radnički Beograd player Vladimir Josipović.[1]

The FK Partizan Academy, commonly known as "Belin–Lazarević–Nadoveza youth school" is named in his honour.[1]

Honours

Partizan

• Yugoslav First League: 1960–61[1]
• Yugoslav Cup: 1952, 1954, 1957[1]

References

External links

• Bruno Belin at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Bruno Belin

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[fr] Bruno Belin (football)

Bruno Belin (né le 16 janvier 1929 à Zagreb dans le Royaume de Yougoslavie et mort le 20 octobre 1962 à Belgrade en ex-Yougoslavie) est un joueur de football international yougoslave (d'origine croate).

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[it] Bruno Belin

Bruno Belin (Zagabria, 16 gennaio 1929 – Belgrado, 20 ottobre 1962) è stato un calciatore jugoslavo, di ruolo difensore, scomparso a 33 anni a seguito di un incidente stradale lungo l'Autostrada della Fratellanza e dell'Unità..

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[ru] Белин, Бруно

Бруно Белин (хорв. Bruno Belin; 16 января 1929[1], Загреб, Савская бановина — 20 октября 1962[1], Белград) — югославский и хорватский футболист, игравший на позиции защитника. Брат футболиста Рудольфа Белина[2]. Участник чемпионата мира 1954 года.

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