Elvis Brajković (born 12 June 1969) is a Croatian retired professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

He played for several clubs, including

NK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva lig ...

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(Germany),

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(Italian

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in 1996–97),

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

NK Pomorac NK Pomorac 1921 is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka which currently plays in Croatian third tier 3. HNL West. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word " pomora ...

and

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, and plays their ...

. He played for the Mexican teams Santos Laguna (Torreón, Coahuila) and

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(Mexico City) where he figured two matches as captain in the summer 2000 season. From 2005–06 he played in the Croatian third division for Velebit Benkovac and later for Primorac Biograd, also in third division.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an April 1994

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away against

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and earned a total of 8 caps scoring 2 goals. His final international was an April 1996 friendly against

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. Brajković was a participant at the

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Managerial career

In February 2021, Brajković was replaced by Zoran Peruško as manager of Rudar Labin. He was appointed manager of Pazinka Pazin in July 2021, while also being an assistant to

Tomislav Rukavina Tomislav Rukavina (born 14 October 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Croatia national U-17 team. Club career In 1992 Rukavina started his football career in his hometown of Osijek, bef ...

at the U-17 national team.Elvis Brajković na klupi bivšeg prvoligaša
- Dalmatinski Sport

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* * 1969 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players HNK Rijeka players TSV 1860 Munich players Hellas Verona FC players HNK Hajduk Split players Santos Laguna footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players NK Pomorac 1921 players HNK Šibenik players HNK Primorac Biograd na Moru players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players Serie A players Liga MX players First Football League (Croatia) players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Croatian football managers HNK Orijent managers HNK Rijeka non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub