Branko Pleše (Croatian pronunciation:[brâːŋkoplêʃe];[1][2] 12 January 1915 – 28 March 1980), nicknamed Isusek, was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Croatian and both the royal and communist Yugoslavian national teams.
He began his career with HŠK Concordia before moving to Građanski Zagreb in 1935. Pleše played with Građanski as a striker until its disbanding in 1945. In 1937 and 1940 he was Yugoslavian champion, while in 1941 and 1943 he was champion of Croatia. In 1945 he joined the newly formed Dinamo Zagreb with whom he played until 1950. He was Yugoslavian champion again in 1948.
Internationaledit
During his international career with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he was capped 5 times. During the existence of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany, he was capped for the Croatia national team 13 times, scoring three goals. Finally, he played for Communist Yugoslavia once, in its first game.[3]
Managerial careeredit
He later moved to management, during which time he managed FK Sloboda Tuzla among others.
Referencesedit
^"brániti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Brȃnko
^"pljȅša". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Plȅše
^"Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
branko, pleše, croatian, pronunciation, brâːŋko, plêʃe, january, 1915, march, 1980, nicknamed, isusek, croatian, footballer, played, international, football, croatian, both, royal, communist, yugoslavian, national, teams, personal, informationfull, namedate, b. Branko Plese Croatian pronunciation braːŋko pleʃe 1 2 12 January 1915 28 March 1980 nicknamed Isusek was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Croatian and both the royal and communist Yugoslavian national teams Branko PlesePersonal informationFull nameBranko PleseDate of birth 1915 01 12 12 January 1915Place of birthDelnice Croatia Slavonia Austria HungaryDate of death28 March 1980 1980 03 28 aged 65 Place of deathZagreb SR Croatia SFR YugoslaviaPosition s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1929 1935HSK Concordia1935 1945Građanski Zagreb116 43 1945 1950Dinamo Zagreb74 6 International career1937 1946Yugoslavia6 3 1941 1944Independent State of Croatia13 3 Managerial careerSloboda TuzlaHNK DubrovnikTrnjeDubrava1978ZNK Loto Zagreb Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Club 1 2 International 2 Managerial career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editClub edit He began his career with HSK Concordia before moving to Građanski Zagreb in 1935 Plese played with Građanski as a striker until its disbanding in 1945 In 1937 and 1940 he was Yugoslavian champion while in 1941 and 1943 he was champion of Croatia In 1945 he joined the newly formed Dinamo Zagreb with whom he played until 1950 He was Yugoslavian champion again in 1948 International edit During his international career with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he was capped 5 times During the existence of the Independent State of Croatia a World War II era puppet state of Nazi Germany he was capped for the Croatia national team 13 times scoring three goals Finally he played for Communist Yugoslavia once in its first game 3 Managerial career editHe later moved to management during which time he managed FK Sloboda Tuzla among others References edit braniti Hrvatski jezicni portal in Serbo Croatian Retrieved 17 March 2018 Brȃnko pljȅsa Hrvatski jezicni portal in Serbo Croatian Retrieved 17 March 2018 Plȅse Player Database EU football Retrieved 20 November 2022 External links editBranko Plese at Reprezentacija rs in Serbian nbsp Branko Plese at National Football Teams com nbsp Branko Plese at WorldFootball net nbsp Branko Plese at FootballDatabase eu nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a football forward from Croatia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Branko Plese amp oldid 1176335873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
