Branko Gračanin (born 19 October 1943 in
Zagreb
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,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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) is a Croatian retired
football player.
International career
He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a December 1968
friendly match
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away against
Brazil
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and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an April 1970 friendly against
Hungary
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.
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1943 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Men's association football defenders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
NK Trešnjevka players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Istres FC players
FC Mulhouse players
SR Saint-Dié players
Yugoslav First League players
Ligue 2 players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
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