Branko Buljevic (born 6 September 1947[1] in Split, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Australian soccer player. He was a member of the Australia 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 30 times in total between 1972 and 1975.
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Full name | Branko Buljevic | ||
Date of birth | (1947-09-06) 6 September 1947 (age 75) | ||
Place of birth | Split, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
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 FC | 87 | (22) |
1985 | Footscray JUST | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1972–1975 | Australia | 30 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2007 |
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.[2][3]
Australia squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup | ||
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