 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2019 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | (0) |
| 1968 | → Rijeka (loan) | ||
| 1971 | → Toronto Croatia (loan) | ||
| 1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 9 | (3) |
| 1977 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 14 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 58 | (10) |
| 1978–1979 | Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Yugoslavia Amateur | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marijan Bradvić (8 December 1948 – 23 February 2019) was a Croatian footballer who played primarily in Yugoslavia, and in North America.
Playing career
Bradvić began playing football in 1964 at the youth level with Dinamo Zagreb and subsequently signed a professional in 1968.[1][2] In his debut season, he was loaned to HNK Rijeka, of the Yugoslav Second League where he won promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1969. After touring the United States and Canada in 1970 the club decided to loan Bradvic to Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League, where he won the NSL Championship in 1971.[3][4] In 1975, he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros-Croatia, where he appeared in nine matches and recorded three goals.[5][6] He had another stint with Toronto in 1977.[7] He returned to Yugoslavia in 1977 to have a stint with NK Jedinstvo Bihać, and with Dinamo in 1978. In 1981, he played indoor soccer with the Buffalo Stallions in the Major Indoor Soccer League.[8]
International career
Bradvić played for the Yugoslavia amateur team against West Germany in the UEFA Amateur Cup on 13 May 1978.[9]
Personal life
Bradvić's sons Mislav and Petar Bradvić also became footballers.[10] Bradvić died on 23 February 2019.[11]
References
- ↑ Sopta, Marin. "Istaknuti nogometaši i treneri hrvatskog iseljeništva - prvi dio" (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Marijan Bradvić - Povijest Dinama". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Croatia the best". Toronto Daily Star. 17 September 1971. p. 21.
- ↑ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Marijan Bradvic | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Marijan Bradvic". naslsoccer.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "MISL Buffalo Stallions Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Marijan Bradvic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Preminuo Marijan Bradvić - jaskanska nogometna legenda". Radio Jaska (in Croatian). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Preminuo Marijan Bradvić". www.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.