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Croatian footballer

Mario Brnjac
Personal information
Full name Mario Brnjac
Date of birth (1944-10-03)3 October 1944
Place of birth Sveta Nedelja, Istria, Croatia
Date of death 24 September 2007(2007-09-24) (aged 62)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1972 Rijeka 320 (1)
1972–1976 Borac Banja Luka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Brnjac (October 3, 1944 – September 24, 2007) was a Croatian football player.

Club career

Born in Sveta Nedelja, Istria, as a player he spent nine seasons with HNK Rijeka. He was one of the key defenders for Rijeka during much of the 1960s and the early 1970s, collecting over 300 caps. In 1972, he moved to Borac Banja Luka where he played for four more years before retiring.

Brnjac died age 62 in September 2007.

References

  1. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 380–1.
  2. "Preminuo Mario Brnjac - najveća labinska nogometna legenda | LC Labin.com". www.labin.com.


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