Branislav Hrnjiček

Branislav Hrnjiček

Personal information
Full name	Branislav Hrnjiček
Date of birth	(1908-06-05)5 June 1908
Place of birth	Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Date of death
Place of death	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1923–1927	SK Jugoslavija
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1930	SK Jugoslavija
1930–1932	BASK Belgrade
1932–1937	SK Jugoslavija
International career
1929–1930	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Branislav Hrnjiček (Serbian Cyrillic: Бpaниcлaв Xpњичeк ) (5 June 1908 – 2 July 1964) was a Serbian football player and manager.

All of his playing career he spend in Belgrade, having played mostly for SK Jugoslavija being the exception 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 having 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. 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.

After ending his playing career, he worked as a football coach for some period in Israel. He unexpectedly died with only 56 years of age, while preparing to continue his coaching career in Germany.

External sources

• Profile at Serbian Federation site.