Kranjc was born in Varaždin, present day Croatia, and played for Sloboda Varaždin before transferring to Slovenian club Maribor. Dubbed as the črni biser (English: The black pearl),[1][2] Kranjc spent the majority of his football career playing for the Slovenian side, having spent there a total of 12 seasons during the 1960s and 1970s.[4] He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the club, and was the best goalscorer for the team in each of its five seasons spent in the Yugoslav top division, having scored a total of 54 league goals. His success eventually led to his transfer to one of the top Yugoslav clubs, Dinamo Zagreb, in 1972.[2][3] He played in Zagreb for one season and then moved to Olimpija. In 1974 he returned to Maribor and remained there until his retirement in 1977. Kranjc has made a total of 311 appearances for Maribor, scoring 104 goals in the process.[4] He died at the age of 43, after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Dolnja Počehova.[1][2]
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^ abcdGomzi, Zmago (22 October 2008). [Maribor's black pearl]. Večer (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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mladen, kranjc, april, 1945, october, 1988, croatian, slovenian, footballer, played, forward, playing, maribor, 1969, career, editkranjc, born, varaždin, present, croatia, played, sloboda, varaždin, before, transferring, slovenian, club, maribor, dubbed, črni,. Mladen Kranjc 12 April 1945 22 October 1988 1 2 was a Croatian Slovenian 3 footballer who played as a forward Mladen Kranjc playing for Maribor in 1969 Career editKranjc was born in Varazdin present day Croatia and played for Sloboda Varazdin before transferring to Slovenian club Maribor Dubbed as the crni biser English The black pearl 1 2 Kranjc spent the majority of his football career playing for the Slovenian side having spent there a total of 12 seasons during the 1960s and 1970s 4 He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the club and was the best goalscorer for the team in each of its five seasons spent in the Yugoslav top division having scored a total of 54 league goals His success eventually led to his transfer to one of the top Yugoslav clubs Dinamo Zagreb in 1972 2 3 He played in Zagreb for one season and then moved to Olimpija In 1974 he returned to Maribor and remained there until his retirement in 1977 Kranjc has made a total of 311 appearances for Maribor scoring 104 goals in the process 4 He died at the age of 43 after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Dolnja Pocehova 1 2 See also editList of NK Maribor playersReferences edit a b c Zgodovina NK Maribor 1981 1990 NK Maribor History 1981 1990 in Slovenian NK Maribor Retrieved 19 May 2013 a b c d Gomzi Zmago 22 October 2008 Mariborski crni biser Maribor s black pearl Vecer in Slovenian Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 19 May 2013 a b Mladen Kranjc biografija Mladen Kranjc biography in Croatian GNK Dinamo Zagreb Archived from the original on 18 August 2019 Retrieved 18 August 2019 a b Mladen Krajnc in Slovenian NK Maribor Retrieved 19 May 2013 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Yugoslavian football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mladen Kranjc amp oldid 1164503240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
