Branislav Hrnjiček | |
Fullname: | Branislav Hrnjiček |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1908 |
Birth Place: | Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
Death Place: | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1923–1927 |
Youthclubs1: | Jugoslavija |
Years1: | 1927–1930 |
Years2: | 1930–1932 |
Years3: | 1932–1937 |
Clubs1: | Jugoslavija |
Clubs2: | BASK |
Clubs3: | Jugoslavija |
Nationalyears1: | 1929–1930 |
Nationalteam1: | Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 1953-1954 |
Managerclubs1: | Željezničar Sarajevo |
Branislav Hrnjiček (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Хрњичек; 5 June 1908 – 2 July 1964) was a Serbian football player and manager.
He spent all of his playing career in Belgrade, having played mostly for SK Jugoslavija; the exception being the two seasons he spent playing between 1930 and 1932 with BASK.
He played a total of five matches for the Yugoslavia national football team and scored once. His debut was in a Balkan Cup match on 6 October 1929, against Romania in Bucharest, a 2–1 loss, and his last match was in a friendly against Argentina on 3 August 1930, in Buenos Aires, a 3–1 loss.[1] His only goal was in a match against Bulgaria in a 6–1 win. He was part of the Yugoslav team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but didn't play a single match.[2]
After ending his playing career, he worked as a football coach for some period in Israel. He died at 56 years of age, while preparing to continue his coaching career in Germany. His grandson is Boris Hrnjiček.