Vladimir Kragić (8 June 1910 – 17 September 1975) was a
Yugoslav football
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er.
Club career
Born in
Split, Kragić spent his entire career playing for his hometown club
Hajduk Split
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, for whom he appeared in a total of 354 matches and scored 266 goals in the period between 1929 and 1939.
Although he played as a left back in the early days of his career, he later proved to be a very successful goalscorer once he changed position to left winger and forward in the 1930s and was top scorer in the
1932–33 Yugoslav First League
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season with 21 goals.
International career
Kragić was also capped six times for the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team. His international debut came on 4 May 1930 in a friendly against
Romania and his last appearance was on 29 April 1934 against the same opponent in a
1934 World Cup qualifier.
References
External links
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Vladimir Kragićat the
Serbia national football team website
1910 births
1975 deaths
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football fullbacks
HNK Hajduk Split players
Yugoslav First League players
Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery
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