Frane Poparić (born January 4, 1959 in
Sinj,
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
) is a
Croatian retired football defender who played for several Croatian and foreign football clubs.
Career
Poparić began playing football with home town side
NK Junak Sinj
Nogometni Klub Junak Sinj (''Football Club Junak Sinj''), commonly referred to as Junak Sinj or just Junak, is a prodessional Croatian football club based in the town of Sinj, in the southern Croatian region of Dalmatia. They currently compete i ...
at age 14. He played professionally with
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
,
NK Solin
NK Solin is a Croatian football club based in the town of Solin, near Split, playing in the 2. HNL, the Croatian second division.
History
Arguably the team's greatest success was winning the 1980–81 Croatian league, which earned Solin promot ...
,
VSE St. Pölten and
HNK Šibenik.
References
External links
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Profile at HrrepkaProfile at Bundesliga
1959 births
Living people
People from Sinj
Association football defenders
Yugoslav footballers
Croatian footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
NK Solin players
FC Linz players
SV Leibnitz Flavia Solva players
SKN St. Pölten players
HNK Šibenik players
Yugoslav First League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Croatian Football League players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Croatian expatriate footballers
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
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