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Dušan Zinaja (23 October 1893 – 26 September 1948) was a Croatian and Yugoslav cross-country skier and 
Zinaja was born in
football
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player and coach.
Zinaja was born in Budapest
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(at the time Austria-Hungary
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).
He was member of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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team at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics
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in Chamonix
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where he took part in both cross-country skiing events.
Football career
Zinaja spent his entire career with HAÅ K (Croatian Academic & Sports Club). As member of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes national football team, he has played only once, on 10 June 1923 in Bucharest against Romania. Zinaja became first player in Yugoslav football history to be appointed a national team coach. He led national team as coach from 28 September 1924 to 4 November 1925, during which time team of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes played three matches.Death
Zinaja died on 26 September 1948 in a traffic accident near the village of Poklek on Mt. Žumberak.References
External links
* * * Olimpics in Croatia, Libera Editio d.o.o., 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Zinaja, Dusan 1893 births 1948 deaths Skiers from Budapest Footballers from Budapest Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers HAÅ K players Yugoslav football managers Yugoslavia national football team managers Croatian male cross-country skiers Yugoslav male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Yugoslavia Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Road incident deaths in Yugoslavia