Ernest Dubac (15 February 1914 – 27 February 1985) was a
Croatian and
Yugoslav professional
football player
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and
football manager
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.
Club career
Born in
Osijek
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, Dubac started his career with Hajduk Osijek before moving to
JŠK Slavija Osijek
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The club p ...
. In 1937, he joined
BSK Belgrade
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where he became one of the best
centre-backs in the country and became a regular in the national team. He played for BSK until 1941 and won the
1938–39 Yugoslav Championship.
[World War II
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in 1941. He was champion of the
with Građanski in 1943, with whom he finished his career a year later.