Bruno Belin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Belin | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Kingdom of SCS | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1962 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Metalac Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1962 | Partizan | 205 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1959 | Yugoslavia | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Belin (16 January 1929 – 20 October 1962) was a Croatia-born Yugoslav footballer who was in the Yugoslavia national team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
[edit]He started his career at Zagreb based NK Metalac and after completing his military service in 1950 he joined Belgrade-based giants FK Partizan where he won one national championship and 3 cup titles.[1] Belin played a total of 463 games for Partizan with 41 goals scored. He was considered one of the best Yugoslav defenders at the time he played, and he especially stood out for his technique, quickness and calmness in the game.
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1952 friendly match against West Germany and earned a total of 25 caps scoring no goals.[2] His final international was a May 1959 European Nations' Cup qualifying match against Bulgaria.[3]
Death and legacy
[edit]After retiring from playing career, he became a coach, however he died in a car crash in 1962 at the 25th kilometer of Belgrade-Zagreb highway, together with Partizan defender Čedomir Lazarević, water polo player Boris Škanata and Radnički Beograd player Vladimir Josipović.[1]
The FK Partizan Academy, commonly known as "Belin–Lazarević–Nadoveza youth school" is named in his honour.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Partizan
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bruno Belin at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bruno Belin at WorldFootball.net
- Bruno Belin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bruno Belin at FBref.com
- Bruno Belin at EU-Football.info
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