Tonči Gulin (1938 — 26 Augustus 1999) was a

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ian

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player.

Club career

Born in

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, as a player he spent his early years with

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before moving to

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. He was Split's top scorer during the 1960-61 Yugoslav First League season, and Rijeka's top scorer during the 1964-65 Yugoslav First League season. Later in his career, he had a season each with

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in the

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and with 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany.

References

1938 births 1999 deaths Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers RNK Split players HNK Rijeka players Boston Beacons players 1. FC Saarbrücken players Yugoslav First League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub