Ivan Belošević (12 September 1909 – 7 October 1987), nicknamed Ivica, was a Croatian footballer. He played international football for both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national football team and the Independent State of Croatia national football team.

Club career

He was born in Sušak, and started his career with

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's HTŠK Grafičar before moving to

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. With Concordia he won the Royal Championship in 1932. Belošević moved to HŠK Građanski in 1937. He ended his career in 1941, when he became a manager. He died in

, aged 78.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a June

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match against

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and earned a total of 11 caps scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1939 friendly against

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. He played three games for the unofficial Croatia national team representing Banovina of Croatia in 1940.

References

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