Bruno Belin
Croatian footballer
Intro | Croatian footballer | |
Places | Croatia | |
was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 16 January 1929, Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia | |
Death | 20 October 1962Belgrade, Belgrade District, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (aged 33 years) |
Bruno Belin (16 January 1929 – 20 October 1962) was a Croatian footballer who was part of Yugoslav national team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
He started his career at Zagreb based NK Metalac and in 1950 he joined Belgrade-based giants FK Partizan where he won one national championship and 3 cup titles.
He made a total of 25 appearances for the Yugoslav national team between 1952 and 1959.
After retiring from playing career, he became a coach, however he died in a car crash in 1962 at the 25th kilometer of Belgrade-Zagreb highway.
The FK Partizan Academy, commonly known as "Belin–Lazarević–Nadoveza youth school" is named in his honour.