Franjo Rupnik
Franjo Rupnik (5 May 1921 – 25 April 2000) was a Croatian football player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franjo Rupnik | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 25 April 2000 78) | (aged||
Place of death | Osijek, Croatia | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1943 | Hajduk Osijek | ||
1943 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
1944 | Zagorac Varaždin | ||
1945–1947 | Partizan Belgrade | 17 | (12) |
1947–1951 | Proleter Osijek | ||
National team | |||
1946–1950 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Born in Osijek, he started playing in Hajduk Osijek,[1] before moving to Zagreb's HŠK Concordia where he played until the beginning of World War II. He had a spell at NK Zagorac Varaždin.[2] In 1945 he moved to Belgrade's FK Partizan where he stayed until 1947 and won the Yugoslav championship. Then in 1947, he returned to Osijek to play in Proleter until 1951, one of the predecessors of today's NK Osijek. After retiring, he became a youth coach at NK Osijek.[2]
He played a total of six matches for the Yugoslavia national football team.[3] His debut was in 1946 in Belgrade against Czechoslovakia (a 4–2 win), and his last match was in 1950, also in Belgrade, against Norway (a 4–0 win) scoring in that match his only goal for the national team.[2]
Honours
- Partizan
References
- Fudbal u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji, by Milorad Sijić, pag. 167
- Franjo Rupnik at Reprezentacija.rs
- Franjo Rupnik at National-Football-Teams.com