Branko Stinčić (17 December 1922 – 12 October 2001) was a

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player.

Career

Born in Zagreb, Stinčić played for both Croatian derby sides in his career, first for

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from 1946 to 1948 and then for

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from 1950 to 1953. With Dinamo he won the

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in 1951. He was capped once for

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, in a friendly game against

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on 23 August 1951, coming on as a substitute for

Vladimir Beara Vladimir Beara ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Беара; ; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the ...

in the 46th minute.

Personal life

He was father of Željko Stinčić, also a goalkeeper, who played for Dinamo Zagreb from 1967 to 1981, and who was also capped for Yugoslavia once in 1978.

References

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* * 1922 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players Yugoslav First League players {{Croatia-footy-goalkeeper-stub