Croatian footballer (1922–1985)
Božo Broketa (24 December 1922 – 25 July 1985) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a defender.[2][3][4]
Club career
Broketa spent most of his career with Hajduk Split. He played four league matches for Dutch giants Ajax,[5] when he already was 36 years of age.
A football academy in Dubrovnik is named after him.[6]
International career
Broketa made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1947 friendly match away against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of three caps. His final international was a June 1948 Balkan Cup match against Albania.[7] He was also part of Yugoslavia's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[8]
References
- "Božo Broketa", Nogometni leksikon, Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Zagreb, 2004.
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