Bruno Knežević (12 March 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a
Croat
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ian
footballer
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. He was president of the
Football Federation of Croatia, a subassociation of the
Football Federation of Yugoslavia, from 1968 to 1971.
International career
He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in an April 1938
World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
match against
Poland
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, his sole international appearance.
References
*"Bruno Knežević", ''Nogometni leksikon'',
Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute Miroslav may refer to:
* Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name
* ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade
* Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic
S ...
. Zagreb, 2004.
External links
*
Profile at Serbian federation
1915 births
1982 deaths
People from Trilj
Association footballers not categorized by position
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
FK Bokelj players
OFK Beograd players
HAŠK players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav football managers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers
NK Zagreb managers
Presidents of the Croatian Football Federation
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