| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branko Pleše | ||
| Date of birth | (1915-01-12)12 January 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Delnice,Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1980(1980-03-28) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb,SR Croatia,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1935 | HŠK Concordia | ||
| 1935–1945 | Građanski Zagreb | 116 | (43) |
| 1945–1950 | Dinamo Zagreb | 74 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1937–1946 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (3) |
| 1941–1944 | Independent State of Croatia | 13 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Sloboda Tuzla | |||
| HNK Dubrovnik | |||
| Trnje | |||
| Dubrava | |||
| 1978 | ŽNK Loto Zagreb | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Branko Pleše (Croatian pronunciation:[brâːŋkoplêʃe];[1][2] 12 January 1915 – 28 March 1980), nicknamedIsusek, was aCroatian footballer who played international football forthe Croatian and both the royal and communist Yugoslavian national teams.
He began his career withHŠK Concordia before moving toGrađanski 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 formedDinamo Zagreb with whom he played until 1950. He was Yugoslavian champion again in 1948.
During his international career with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he was capped 5 times. During the existence of theIndependent State of Croatia, aWorld War II-erapuppet state ofNazi 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]
He later moved to management, during which time he managedFK Sloboda Tuzla among others.
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