Branko Gračanin (born 19 October 1943 in
Zagreb
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,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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) is a Croatian retired
football player.
International career
He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a December 1968
friendly match
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away against
Brazil
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and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an April 1970 friendly against
Hungary
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.
References
External links
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Profile on Serbian federation official site*
1943 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Association football defenders
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
NK Trešnjevka players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
FC Istres players
FC Mulhouse players
SR Saint-Dié players
Yugoslav First League players
Ligue 2 players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
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