Branko Oblak
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 May 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1965 | Svoboda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1973 | Olimpija | 181 | (34) |
1973–1975 | Hajduk Split | 35 | (9) |
1975–1977 | Schalke 04 | 49 | (5) |
1977–1980 | Bayern Munich | 71 | (5) |
1980–1982 | Šibenik | ||
1983–1985 | Spittal/Drau | ||
Total | 336 | (53) | |
International career | |||
1970–1977 | Yugoslavia | 46 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1992–1994 | Naklo | ||
1994 |
Črnuče | ||
1994–1995 | Olimpija | ||
1998–2000 | Rudar Velenje | ||
2000–2002 | Koper | ||
2002–2003 | Olimpija | ||
2004 | Slovenia U21 | ||
2004–2006 | Slovenia | ||
2007 | Rudar Velenje | ||
2009–2010 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Branko Oblak (born 27 May 1947) is a Slovenian football coach and former international player. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or deep-lying playmaker.
Playing career
Brane, as he is often known, started playing football at the youth team of
, where he scored both Olimpija's goals for a 1–2 win. He stayed with Olimpija until 1973. During that time he played 181 matches and scored 33 goals.In 1973, he moved to
During the 1945–1990 period, Oblak was among only a handful of Slovenian players, along with Srečko Katanec and Danilo Popivoda, who managed to get into the Yugoslavia national team.
Oblak's debut for the
Coaching career
After retirement as a football player, Oblak started coaching at various Slovenian clubs, including three times at Olimpija Ljubljana,
In November 2003, UEFA member football associations organized surveys to find the best national players in 50-year period of existence of UEFA. In Slovenia Branko Oblak was awarded this title, "beating" rivals such as Srečko Katanec and Zlatko Zahovič.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oblak goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 September 1971 | Népstadion, Budapest , Hungary |
Hungary | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2 | 22 September 1971 | Stadion Koševo, Sarajevo , SFR Yugoslavia |
Mexico | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
3 | 5 June 1974 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | England | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
4 | 18 June 1974 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | Zaire | 7–0 | 9–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
5 | 15 October 1975 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
6 | 19 November 1975 | Stadion JNA, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
Honours
Club
Hajduk Split
Bayern Munich
Individual
References
- ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana" (in Slovenian). nkolimpija.com. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). NK Naklo official website. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Slovenia round-up: Koper close on Primorje". UEFA. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Brane Oblak, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Silva, Rui (21 December 2006). "UEFA Awards". RSSSF (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
- Branko Oblak at FIFA (archived)
- Branko Oblak at UEFA
- Branko Oblak at EU-Football.info
- Branko Oblak at FBref.com
- Branko Oblak at FootballDatabase.eu
- Branko Oblak at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Branko Oblak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Branko Oblak at WorldFootball.net