Stjepan Vrbančić (29 November 1900 – 12 December 1988) was a

Croat The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...

ian footballer. He played with Zagreb's top football clubs: with

HAŠK HAŠK ''(full name Hrvatski akademski športski klub, en, Croatian Academic Sports Club)'' was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903 which ceased operating in 1945. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and th ...

from 1918 to 1926 and HŠK Concordia Zagreb from 1926 to 1935.

International career

Vrbančić made his debut for

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in a June 1922

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

and earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He played with the team at the 1924 Summer Olympics. His final international was an April 1927 friendly against

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* * 1900 births 1988 deaths Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics HAŠK players HŠK Concordia players {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub