Tomislav Prosen (born 24 December 1943 in

Sisak Sisak (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in central Croatia, spanning the confluence of the Kupa, Sava and Odra rivers, southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, and is usually considered to be where the Posavina (Sava basin ...

) is a Yugoslav retired

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player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players who played for Slovenian club

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, where he spent much of his career. Prosen is Maribor's second all-time most capped player with 391 appearances between 1962 and 1979. He played in the

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final for

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as a guest player. He also played 4

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matches for

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in 1971.

References

1943 births Living people Footballers from Sisak Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers NK Maribor players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players Red Star Belgrade footballers NEC Nijmegen players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Eredivisie players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Yugoslav football managers NK Maribor managers {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub