Josip "Joško" Domorocki (1917–1992) was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian

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. He was born in

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, where he lived for most of his life, and played for several clubs in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

. He also trained and worked as a locksmith.

Playing career

When Domorocki was 17, he started playing for

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English language, English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional Association fo ...

. Two years later, he went to

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to serve in the army. While in Belgrade, he played for

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...

and for the B squad of the Yugoslavia national team.Junaci bez ulica: Josip Joško Domorocki
at radiosarajevo.ba, 27-5-2011 , retrieved 1-8-2012 In 1940, he returned to Sarajevo and played for SAŠK. When

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ended in 1945, he played with FK Udarnik, and later with Jedinstvo Sušak. He returned to Željezničar in 1946 and played with them until 1952. He is particularly remembered for his defiance of the authorities over the creation of

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...

. When this team was created (as SD Torpedo) in 1946 by the merge of FK Udarnik and OFK Sloboda, several of the best players at FK Željezničar were ordered to play for the new club, to represent Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a national level. Despite the tough attitude of the new communist government towards dissent, Domorocki refused (even after the offer of a flat and two new suits, which was a serious incentive at that time), and continued to play for Željezničar, where he stayed for six years as a player, and then worked subsequently.

Managerial career

Domorocki later coached FK Rudar Breza.Devedeset godina brezanskih „beba“
at breza-x.com

Death

Domorocki died in a car accident in

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in 1992.

References

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